Skin Resource.MD Visibly Moist Toner
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Visibly Moist Toner
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:
alanine, aspartic acid.
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: chondrus crispus extract.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol, urea
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| urea | HIGH |  |  |
| aspartic acid | HIGH | | |
| glutamic acid | HIGH | | |
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Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product contains aspartic acid. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| aspartic acid | MEDIUM | | |
| lactic acid | MEDIUM |  | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Potential irritants
IRRITANCY
HIGH
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| hexyl nicotinate | | |
| lavandula hybrida oil | | |
| rosa damascena flower oil | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
KEY INGREDIENTS
- panthenol
- urea
- chondrus crispus extract
- copper pca
- fructose
- glutamic acid
- alanine
- hexyl nicotinate
- saccharide isomerate
- sucrose
- glycerin
- aspartic acid
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 3.8% - 5.7% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 3.5% - 5.2% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 2.8% - 4.2% | |
| Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency | |
| 2.1% - 3.2% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 1.7% - 2.5% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture | |
| 1.4% - 2.1% | |
| Helps create a more spreadable product texture | |
| 1.3% - 1.9% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 1% - 1.6% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.85% - 1.3% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function | |
| 0.45% - 1% | |
| Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion | |
| 0.5% - 1.2% | |
| A sugar that is used to stabilize the product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.4% - 1% | |
| An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to lighten the skin, but solid evidence is lacking | |
| 0.4% - 0.95% | |
| An amino-acid that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| An amino-acid that helps increase skin hydration and might help to slightly improve skin firmness, potentially reducing lines and wrinkles | |
| 0.4% - 0.95% | |
| Might be able to enhance blood flow in the skin. Can be irritating and result in skin redness | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| 0.35% - 0.85% | |
| Plant extract that can be irritating and is a known allergen | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.2% - 0.8% | |
| Used for fragrance and contains volatile compounds that can irritate the skin | |
| 0.3% - 0.7% | |
| Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations | |
| 0.15% - 0.7% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.15% - 0.65% | |
| An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome) | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.1% - 0.5% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| Helps adjust pH in products | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
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Sources
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Topical Glucose Induces Claudin-1 and Filaggrin Expression in a Mouse Model of Atopic Dermatitis and in Keratinocyte Culture, Exerting Anti-inflammatory Effects by Repairing Skin Barrier Function
- Combination of amino acids reduces pigmentation in B16F0 melanoma cells
- Acetyl aspartic acid, a novel active ingredient, demonstrates potential to improve signs of skin ageing: from consumer need to clinical proof
- In vivo topical application of acetyl aspartic acid increases fibrillin-1 and collagen IV deposition leading to a significant improvement of skin firmness
- The effects of topically applied hexyl nicotinate lotion on the cutaneous blood flow in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon
- Hexyl-Nicotinate-Induced Vasodilation in Normal Human Skin
- Differences among moisturizers in affecting skin susceptibility to hexyl nicotinate, measured as time to increase skin blood flow
- Annex I: Clinical evidence regarding sensitisation to individual fragrance chemicals and to natural extracts
- Safety Assessment of Alkyl PEG/PPG Ethers as Used in Cosmetics
- Topical urea in skincare: A review
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin