"Shiseido - Future Solution LX Intensive Firming Contour Serum" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

Humectants (sodium hyaluronate 0.15% - 0.30% and glycerin 3.10% - 3.70%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

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The product retails from 299.70£ up to 8299.00£ in the United Kingdom, for 599.17CA$ in Canada, for 386.40A$ in Australia and from 305.00$ up to 360.00$ in the United States.

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What can the product work for?

Works for

Moisturizing

Does not work for

Anti-aging

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

The Intensive Firming Contour Serum provides long-lasting moisture that supports the skin and reduces wrinkles.

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This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.

The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water. When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job: glycerin, sodium hyaluronate.

This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, dimethicone.

sodium hyaluronate 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

glycerin 3.1% - 3.7%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2 1.5% - 1.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce water loss from its surface

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Liquorice and Okura extract to restore a more youthful complexion whilst Uji green tea, sakura leaf and angelica root extracts improve the skin's vigour.

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Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.

camellia sinensis leaf extract 0.15% - 0.3%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation

tocopherol 0.1% - 0.2%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself

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Key Actives

camellia sinensis leaf extract 0.15% - 0.3%

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Works for: Antibacterial, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Moisturizing, Anti-blemish

dimethicone 5.7% - 7%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

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Potential irritants

parfum 0.15% - 0.3%

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An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients

alcohol 0.2% - 0.35%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Antibacterial

Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties

Comodogenic ingredients

sorbitan oleate 0.2% - 0.35%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium

Works for: Cleansing

Helps oil and water mix together

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

dimethicone 5.7% - 7%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Moisturizing, Mattifying

A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish

dipropylene glycol 4.1% - 5%

Irritation risk:

Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying

Ingredient list view

Water, Dimethicone, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, Peg-75, Diphenylsiloxy phenyl trimethicone, Bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2, Piperidinepropionic acid, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polysilicone-11, Polysorbate 20, Peg-10 dimethicone, Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, Butylene glycol, Isostearic acid, Isohexadecane, Sodium citrate, Succinoglycan, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Tocopheryl acetate, Sodium hyaluronate, Parfum, Polysorbate 80, Potassium hydroxide, Lauryl betaine, Bht, 2-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Xanthan gum, Citric acid, Sodium metabisulfite, Disodium edta, Sorbitan oleate, Sodium metaphosphate, Alcohol, Linalool, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Limonene, Iron oxides, Ci 77492, Prunus speciosa leaf extract, Citronellol, Geraniol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Angelica acutiloba root extract, Rubus suavissimus leaf extract, Isodonis japonicus leaf/stalk extract, Iron oxides, Ci 77491, Hibiscus esculentus fruit extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol, Sodium benzoate

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Key ingredients	bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2 camellia sinensis leaf extract +5 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +3 more Other: salicylic acid tripeptide-32 +13 more	Common: glycerin peg-10 dimethicone +3 more Other: hydroxypinacolone retinoate ascorbyl glucoside +14 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +2 more Other: cannabidiol - derived from extract or tincture or resin of cannabis bakuchiol +7 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +3 more Other: retinol acetyl glucosamine +4 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +3 more Other: dipeptide-4 caprylic/capric triglyceride +3 more	Common: camellia sinensis leaf extract dimethicone +2 more Other: chondrus crispus extract epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract	Common: dimethicone glycerin +2 more Other: retinol polyglyceryl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate +1 more	Common: camellia sinensis leaf extract dimethicone +2 more Other: alpha-arbutin tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate +10 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid panthenol +3 more	Common: dimethicone glycerin +1 more Other: panthenol dimethiconol +1 more
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Potential Irritants	hibiscus esculentus fruit extract Has skin benefit? benzyl benzoate Has skin benefit? +20 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? linalool Has skin benefit? +20 more	hydroxypinacolone retinoate Has skin benefit? gelidiella acerosa extract Has skin benefit? +16 more	panax ginseng root extract Has skin benefit? copaifera officinalis resin Has skin benefit? +14 more	ci 19140 Has skin benefit? retinol Has skin benefit? +10 more	alcohol denat. Has skin benefit? dehydroacetic acid Has skin benefit? +8 more	parfum Has skin benefit? epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract Has skin benefit? +8 more	hydroxycitronellal Has skin benefit? alpha-isomethyl ionone Has skin benefit? +17 more	caprylhydroxamic acid Has skin benefit? acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +7 more	lonicera japonica flower extract Has skin benefit? lonicera caprifolium flower extract Has skin benefit? +14 more	parfum Has skin benefit? alcohol denat. Has skin benefit? +10 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +55 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +56 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +54 more	water Has skin benefit? glycereth-7 triacetate Has skin benefit? +40 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +27 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +34 more	water Has skin benefit? ethoxydiglycol Has skin benefit? +19 more	water Has skin benefit? tapioca starch Has skin benefit? +32 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +36 more	water Has skin benefit? dihydroxyacetone Has skin benefit? +33 more	water Has skin benefit? dimethicone Has skin benefit? +29 more

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