Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Exfoliation
- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: medium
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Product Summary
"Smashbox - Photo Finish Correct Anti-Redness Primer Silkscreen Complex" is effective for: Exfoliation
This product could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.
Ingredient callouts
- Humectants (trehalose 0.30% - 0.55%, sodium hyaluronate 0.30% - 0.55%, lactobacillus ferment 0.60% - 0.90%, hydroxyethyl urea 1.20% - 1.50%, glycerin 1.90% - 2.30%, faex 0.40% - 0.65% and algae extract 1.10% - 1.40%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.
About the brand
According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "Smashbox" is cruelty free, but its parent company is not.
Price
The product retails for 51.70CA$ in Canada.
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Exfoliation
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: hydroxyethyl urea.
A derivative of urea, a compound that is naturally present in skin. Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients
Moisturizing
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:
algae extract, faex.
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: dimethicone, algae extract.
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
Helps to hydrate the skin by improving its barrier funciton
Plant extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but research is not extensive yet
A derivative of urea, a compound that is naturally present in skin. Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients
A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin
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
Yeast extract. Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin
A fermentation product created by bacteria Lactobacillus. The fermented product has anti-bacterial properties and might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but studies are lacking. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can be used as a preservative
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help stabilize the product formulation
A mushroom extract that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be able to help reduce irritation and support restoration of skin barrier
A type of silicone that can help create nice product texture and soften the upper layer of the skin
Improves the texture of the product and helps soften the skin. Helps oil and water mix together and can be used as a cleansing agent
An emollient that helps soften the skin
Help soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
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
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
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
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
The multitasking formula utilises colour-correcting properties, helping to even the skin tone.
Source: Lookfantastic US
This product might help improve the skin tone through exfoliation. In other words, it helps to speed up the shedding of cells from the upper layer of the skin, and this might help reduce hyperpigmentation.
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 50/100.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Ingredient list view
Water, Dimethicone, Vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, Methyl trimethicone, Butylene glycol, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Glycerin, Silica, Hydroxyethyl urea, Algae extract, Rosa hybrid flower extract, Unknown, Lycium chinense fruit extract, Lactobacillus ferment, Vaccinium angustifolium fruit extract, Vaccinium macrocarpon fruit extract, Poria cocos sclerotium extract, Caffeine, Yeast extract, Faex, Yeast extract, Sorbitol, Sodium polyaspartate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pantethine, Trehalose, Sodium hyaluronate, Isohexadecane, Isopropyl isostearate, Ppg-15 stearyl ether, Peg-8 dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 disiloxane dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-3 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, Polysorbate 80, Disodium edta, Tin oxide, Cellulose, Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopherol, Bht, Sodium dehydroacetate, Potassium sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891, Chromium oxide greens, Ci 77288, Mica, Ci 77163, Iron oxides, Ci 77492
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