PRODUCT REVIEW
SkinMedica HA5 Hydrating Complex
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
HA5 Hydrating Complex
glycerin
3.1% -
3.8%
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
serine
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An amino-acid that helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In combination with other amino-acids, might help to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
sodium hyaluronate
0.65% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
pullulan
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
decyl glucoside
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
porphyridium cruentum extract
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A red algae extract. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have an antioxidant effect
plankton extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
dimethicone
5.9% -
7.2%
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
polysilicone-11
1.7% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Moisturizing
A silicone that forms a light film on the skin surface helping to bind water and temporarily absorb oils creating a matt and powdery feel
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Potential irritants
pullulan
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
decyl glucoside
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
porphyridium cruentum extract
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A red algae extract. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have an antioxidant effect
plankton extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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All ingredients
dimethicone
5.9% -
7.2%
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
hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Used to create a silky product texture and add volume to products
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Ingredient list view
Water, Dimethicone, Hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, Bis-peg-8 dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Sodium hyaluronate, Vitis vinifera flower cell extract, Vibrio alginolyticus ferment filtrate, Alteromonas ferment extract, Porphyridium cruentum extract, Whey protein, Plankton extract, Trehalose, Urea, Serine, Algin, Caprylyl glycol, Pullulan, Disodium phosphate, Potassium phosphate, Pentylene glycol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Glyceryl polyacrylate, Sodium citrate, Sea water, Sucrose palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polysorbate 60, Propanediol, Potassium sorbate, Citric acid, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Silica, Decyl glucoside, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium edta
Sources
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Public Report: 2-Butenedioic acid (2E)-, di-C12-15-alkyl esters (INCI Name: Di-C12-15 Alkyl Fumarate)
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Efficacy of a New Topical Nano-hyaluronic Acid in Humans
- Physiochemical properties and application of hyaluronic acid: a systematic review
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging