SKIN 1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Boosting Toner
Benefits
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
It leaves your skin supple, revitalised and looking youthful.
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains niacinamide.
These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: centella asiatica extract, madecassoside.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| niacinamide | HIGH |  |  |
| centella asiatica extract | MEDIUM | | |
| madecassoside | MEDIUM | | |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Boosting Toner
This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: niacinamide
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually can help even out the skin tone: madecassoside, prunus mume fruit extract.
Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| niacinamide | HIGH | | |
| madecassoside | LOW | | |
| prunus mume fruit extract | LOW | | |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Contains extracts of Papaya and Apple that gently remove dead skin cells.
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| allantoin | LOW |  | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A duo functioning toner that helps replenish hydration and improve skin tone.
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": anhydroxylitol, betaine.
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. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: madecassoside, niacinamide, panthenol
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| xylitylglucoside | HIGH | | |
| anhydroxylitol | HIGH | | |
| betaine | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-blemish
This product might be able to help reduce blemishes and clogged pores because it contains niacinamide.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| niacinamide | HIGH | | |
| centella asiatica extract | LOW | | |
| allantoin | LOW | | |
Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (madecassoside) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
The following ingredients - centella asiatica extract also can have an antioxidant effect, but there is less evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| madecassoside | HIGH | | |
| centella asiatica extract | MEDIUM | | |
| prunus mume fruit extract | LOW | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Exfoliation |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| carica papaya fruit extract | | |
| 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid | | |
| 1,2-hexanediol | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- madecassoside
- niacinamide
- anhydroxylitol
- panthenol
- allantoin
- xylitylglucoside
- betaine
- centella asiatica extract
- glycerin
- +5 more
| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 7.8% - 11.7% | |
| A preservative | |
| 3.7% - 5.5% | |
| Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture. The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production | |
| 2.6% - 3.9% | |
| Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture | |
| 1.9% - 2.8% | |
| Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 1.6% - 2.3% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 1.2% - 1.8% | |
| Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin | |
| 0.9% - 1.4% | |
| A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though. | |
| 0.55% - 1.3% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.5% - 1.15% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.15% - 0.65% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrir function | |
| 0.1% - 0.5% | |
| Stabilizes the product formulation | |
| 0.1% - 0.45% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function | |
| 0.1% - 0.4% | |
| An antioxidant that is typically derived from plant Centella Asiatica. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin and support skin barrier function. It could, however, itself be irritating. It is often unstable in formulations | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| Can have some moisturizing properties due to its sugar content | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A plant extract that might have an anti-oxidant effect and help even out skin tone, but solid evidence of effectiveness is lacking | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| A plant extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. It might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals in skin, but is less potent than the extract from the seeds | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin | |
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