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Skinbetter Science Even Tone Correcting Serum
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
- Anti-oxidation
- Anti-aging
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Even Tone Correcting Serum
alpha-arbutin
1.2% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Might help reduce hyperpigmentation when used regularly over a long period of time. Is more effective than beta-arbutin
pancratium maritimum extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. It might help reduce hyperpigmentation
hexylresorcinol
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals in skin
Anti-aging
beta-glucan
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
arginine pca
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An amino-acid. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help neutralize free radicals in skin
tocopherol
0.25% -
0.45%
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
Moisturizing
glycerin
1.7% -
2.1%
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
linoleic acid
2% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An excellent emollient. Helps soften the skin, restore its barrier function, and can help to calm down inflammation. It can be helpful to prevent blemishes and clogged pores
linolenic acid
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin and calm down inflammation
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Anti-oxidation
arginine pca
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An amino-acid. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help neutralize free radicals in skin
hexylresorcinol
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and neutralizing free radicals in skin
beta-glucan
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
pancratium maritimum extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. It might help reduce hyperpigmentation
caprylic/capric triglyceride
3.3% -
4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
algin
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
beta-glucan
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
linolenic acid
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation
An emollient that helps soften the skin and calm down inflammation
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Potential irritants
pancratium maritimum extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. It might help reduce hyperpigmentation
caprylic/capric triglyceride
3.3% -
4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
algin
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
propanediol
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, C13-15 alkane, Propanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl stearate citrate, Linoleic acid, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Alpha-arbutin, Arginine pca, Hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Cetearyl alcohol, Acetyl glycyl beta-alanine, Hexylresorcinol, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, Artemisia capillaris flower extract, Diglucosyl gallic acid, Pancratium maritimum extract, Ceramide ng, Linolenic acid, Beta-glucan, Algin, Tocopherol, Butylene glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan gum, Carbomer, Sodium phytate, Sodium hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid, Citric acid
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- Digital image analysis of the effect of topically applied linoleic acid on acne microcomedones.
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- α-(-)-Bisabolol Reduces Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Production and Ameliorates Skin Inflammation
- The chemotherapeutic potential of Terminalia ferdinandiana: Phytochemistry and bioactivity
- Use of Pancratium maritimum extract as cosmetic antioxidizing agent and/or melanogenesis inhibitor in cosmetic composition e.g. to prevent/fight against the signs of skin aging, and for depigmenting of the skin, body hair and/or hair
- Topical emulsions containing ceramides: Effects on the skin barrier function and anti‐inflammatory properties
- Topically Applied Ceramides Interact with the Stratum Corneum Lipid Matrix in Compromised Ex Vivo Skin
- β-Glucans: Multi-Functional Modulator of Wound Healing
- Anti-Wrinkle Therapy: Significant New Findings in the Non-Invasive Cosmetic Treatment of Skin Wrinkles with Beta-Glucan
- Skin Health Promotion Effects of Natural Beta-Glucan Derived from Cereals and Microorganisms: A Review
- Anticancer properties of low molecular weight oat beta-glucan – An in vitro study
- A critical review on production and industrial applications 2 of beta-glucans
- Improving skin function with CM-glucan, a biological response modifier from yeast
- Preparation, characterization, and biological properties of β-glucans
- Characterization of a new beta(1-3)-glucan branching activity of Aspergillus fumigatus
- Vitamin E in dermatology