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London Whitening and Lightening Nourishing Facial Oil skinChemists

skinChemists - London Whitening and Lightening Nourishing Facial Oil
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Key promises

Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Moisturizing
Effectiveness

Effectiveness

28 /100
Irritancy

Irritancy

HIGH

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What's in this jar?

Can work for

  • Moisturizing
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Anti-aging

Promises, but can't deliver

  • Evens skin tone
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promise
What does the product description say?
"London Whitening and Lightening Nourishing Facial Oil"
From product name

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

Yes. Has good ingredients to attract water to the skin. But: it can't help seal in the moisture and reduce water loss over time, so you might want to use an additional product with good emollient ingredients (like oils, butters, or silicones)
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
zinc pca
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
glycerin
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
olea europaea fruit extract
LOW
meets threshold
Irritancy
See a mistake?
promise
What does the product description say?
"The result is hydrated, youthful-looking skin that gives out a visible radiance."
From: Lookfantastic

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

Ingredients may be helpful, but are not the most effective, well studied, or used in a sufficient concentration
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
ascorbic acid
HIGH
does not meet threshold
Irritancy
ascorbyl glucoside
MEDIUM
does not meet threshold
Irritancy
zinc pca
LOW
meets threshold
Irritancy
See a mistake?
promise
What does the product description say?
"The easily-absorbing oil is enriched with Illumiscin to reduce the appearance of age spots and even the skin tone, and Vitamin E to restore moisture and essential nutrients."
From: Lookfantastic

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
ascorbic acid
HIGH
does not meet threshold
Irritancy
ascorbyl glucoside
MEDIUM
does not meet threshold
Irritancy

Anti-inflammatory

See a mistake?

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
zinc pca
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
Ingredient
Irritancy
Skin benefit
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
Irritancy
Has skin benefit
benzyl alcohol
Irritancy
does not have skin benefit
parfum
Irritancy
does not have skin benefit
Pos Ingredient Name Description
1 aqua (water Plain old water
2 butylene glycol 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
3 almond oil peg-8 esters
4 olive oil peg-7 esters
5 peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil Helps oil and water mix together
6 glycerin One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
7 benzyl alcohol A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
8 parfum (fragrance An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients
9 phenoxyethanol A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
10 disodium edta Stabilizes the product formulation
11 tocopheryl acetate A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients.
12 dehydroacetic acid A preservative
13 benzyl salicylate A fragrance. Is a likely irritant
14 ascorbyl glucoside A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Has a potential to boost collagen production, nutralise free radicals and 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
15 olea europaea (olive) fruit extract An emollient that helps soften the skin but is not effective for restoring its barrier function. Might be helpful to calm down inflammation
16 zinc pca A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
17 hexyl cinnamal A fragrance with jasmine smell. A likely irritant
18 limonene A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
19 ethylhexylglycerin A preservative
20 ascorbic acid One of the few well researched potent anti-aging ingredients. When it is able to penetrate the skin in an active state, it is effective against fine lines and wrinkles, helps improve skin elasticity and reduce hyperpigmentation. It acts as a powerful anti-oxidant and stimulates collagen production. The main issue with ascorbic acid is that it is highly unstable, in other words, it is losing its effectivenss quickly when exposed to air and light (if a serum or cream containing ascorbic acid has an orange color, it is a likely that the ingredient has oxidized and is no longer active). In addition, it is water-soluble, meaning that it has difficulty pentrating the skin. It is also quite irritating, and can cause stinging. When used in low concentrations, helps stabilize the product formulation
21 citronellol A fragrance. Can be irritating
22 linalool A fragrance. Can be irritating
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Scientific Sources

  • Amended Safety Assessment of PEGylated Oils as Used in Cosmetics
  • Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
  • 4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Dehydroacetate and Dehydroacetic Acid
  • The Roles of Vitamin C in Skin Health
  • Stability, transdermal penetration, and cutaneous effects of ascorbic acid and its derivatives
  • Zinc L-pyrrolidone carboxylate inhibits the UVA-induced production of matrix metalloproteinase-1 by in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts, whereas it enhances their collagen synthesis
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