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St. Tropez Prep And Maintain Tan Enhancing Moisturiser

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Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

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Key actives

Retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.45%Butyrospermum parkii butter 2.3% - 2.9%

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Product summary

Based on the ingredient list, "St. Tropez - Prep And Maintain Tan Enhancing Moisturiser" can work well for skin moisturization. As we expect from a proper moisturizer, the formula includes a combo of effective humectants and emollients. These are the two different types of ingredients that are essential for improving the skin hydration and supporting a healthy skin barrier. Humectants in this product (panthenol, glycerin, glucose, aloe barbadensis leaf extract and butylene glycol) help to increase the water content in the upper layer of the skin. (These ingredients do so by "capturing" water molecules from the outside air or from within the deeper layers of the skin). Emollients in this formulation (carthamus tinctorius seed oil, jojoba esters, prunus armeniaca kernel oil, triticum vulgare germ oil and butyrospermum parkii butter) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.

Ingredient callouts

This product also contains Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid). It can be an effective active for anti-aging and evening out the skin tone, but in this moisturizer it is used for stabilizing other ingredients in the formulation. In this concentration (0.25% - 0.45%) it cannot have a noticeable benefit for the skin.
This moisturizer includes a form of Retinoids (vitamin A) - retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.45%, but this type of vitamin A is not very effective. It could in theory help with fine lines and wrinkles, but the effect is most likely minimal.

This product contains ingredients that could be beneficial, but their concentrations are too low in this formulation: myristyl myristate and vitamin c

Irritation risk

This moisturizer contains a bunch of common irritants, including ingredients that do not provide any known benefit for the skin. It might not be the best choice if your skin is sensitive. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be high. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here

You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.

About the brand

According to Cruelty-Free Kitty "St. Tropez" is cruelty free and so is its parent company.

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The product retails for 10.00£ in the United Kingdom and for 10.95£ in the United Kingdom.

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What can the product work for?

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Prep And Maintain Tan Enhancing Moisturiser

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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: glycerin, glucose.

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: butyrospermum parkii butter, dimethicone.

The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol

aleurites moluccanus seed oil 0.5% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps soften the upper layer of the skin

butyrospermum parkii butter 2.3% - 2.9%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

carthamus tinctorius seed oil 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

An emollient that helps soften the skin and might help calm down inflammation

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (tocopheryl linoleate) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.

tocopheryl linoleate 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

A relative of vitamin E (Tocopherol). It can have an anti-oxidant effect in skin and/or to stabilize the product fromulation. It could be irritating but most of the reported allergy and irritation cases appeared in one geographic location (Switzerland) in 1992, and might be due to the quality issues in manufacturing of a particular batch of the ingredient

butyrospermum parkii butter 2.3% - 2.9%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

sambucus nigra flower extract 0.25% - 0.45%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin

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Ingredients & concentrations

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Key Actives

retinyl palmitate 0.25% - 0.45%

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Works for: Anti-aging, Anti-blemish, Evens skin tone, Exfoliation

Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect

butyrospermum parkii butter 2.3% - 2.9%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

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Potential irritants

orchis mascula flower extract 0.5% - 0.8%

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Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating

rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract 0.4% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-blemish, Anti-oxidation, Antibacterial

Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating

Comodogenic ingredients

butyrospermum parkii butter 2.3% - 2.9%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation, Anti-aging

A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals

triticum vulgare germ oil 0.3% - 0.55%

Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High

Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation

A good emoillient. Contains vitamin E which can help neutralise free radicals, however the oil is unstable. Avoid if you have gluten or wheat sensitivity (including food allergies).

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water 45% - 55%

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Plain old water

prunus armeniaca kernel oil 3.8% - 4.7%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-oxidation

An emollient that helps soften the skin

stearic acid 4.1% - 5.1%

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Works for: Cleansing, Moisturizing

Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient

Ingredient list view

Water, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Stearic acid, Glycerin, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Jojoba esters, Glyceryl stearate, Dimethicone, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Orchis mascula flower extract, Aleurites moluccanus seed oil, Tyrosine, Panthenol, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Hypericum perforatum extract, Aesculus hippocastanum seed extract, Humulus lupulus extract, Equisetum hyemale extract, Arnica montana flower extract, Citrus grandis fruit extract, Sambucus nigra flower extract, Valeriana officinalis root extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract, Triticum vulgare germ oil, Glucose, Tocopheryl acetate, Retinyl palmitate, Ascorbic acid, Tocopheryl linoleate, Carthamus tinctorius seed oil, Myristyl myristate, Myristyl laurate, Butylene glycol, Corn starch modified, Propylene glycol, Triethanolamine, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Glyceryl undecylenate, Disodium edta, Parfum, Cinnamal, Coumarin, Limonene, Eugenol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Isoeugenol, Linalool

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Key ingredients	retinyl palmitate panthenol +14 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +4 more Other: ceramide np caprylic/capric triglyceride +11 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +3 more Other: glycine soja oil helianthus annuus seed oil +2 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +4 more Other: ceramide np caprylic/capric triglyceride +11 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +2 more Other: niacinamide urea +8 more	Common: panthenol carthamus tinctorius seed oil +3 more Other: niacinamide caprylic/capric triglyceride +8 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +3 more Other: caprylic/capric triglyceride centella asiatica extract +2 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +2 more Other: madecassoside manganese gluconate +2 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +2 more Other: copper gluconate manganese gluconate +1 more	Common: panthenol jojoba esters +2 more Other: niacinamide isosorbide dicaprylate +2 more	Common: panthenol dimethicone +2 more Other: ascorbic acid caprylic/capric triglyceride +3 more	Common: panthenol carthamus tinctorius seed oil +2 more Other: opuntia ficus-indica seed oil caprylic/capric triglyceride +9 more
Irritancy	IRRITANCY HIGH	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY MEDIUM	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY LOW	IRRITANCY MEDIUM
Potential Irritants	linalool Has skin benefit? isoeugenol Has skin benefit? +33 more	ci 15985 Has skin benefit? ci 19140 Has skin benefit? +23 more	benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +6 more	ci 15985 Has skin benefit? ci 19140 Has skin benefit? +23 more	lactic acid Has skin benefit? sodium lactate Has skin benefit? +4 more	spilanthes acmella flower extract Has skin benefit? citrus limon fruit extract Has skin benefit? +11 more	linalool Has skin benefit? parfum Has skin benefit? +12 more	chlorhexidine digluconate Has skin benefit? polyglyceryl-4 isostearate Has skin benefit? +5 more	zinc gluconate Has skin benefit? polyglyceryl-4 isostearate Has skin benefit? +5 more	citric acid Has skin benefit? acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +7 more	ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? ethylhexylglycerin Has skin benefit? +7 more	parfum Has skin benefit? coptis japonica extract Has skin benefit? +16 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? prunus armeniaca kernel oil Has skin benefit? +53 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +59 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +26 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +59 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +24 more	water Has skin benefit? carthamus tinctorius seed oil Has skin benefit? +36 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +40 more	water Has skin benefit? hydrogenated polyisobutene Has skin benefit? +22 more	water Has skin benefit? hydrogenated polyisobutene Has skin benefit? +26 more	water Has skin benefit? caprylic/capric triglyceride Has skin benefit? +20 more	water Has skin benefit? cetearyl alcohol Has skin benefit? +24 more	water Has skin benefit? opuntia ficus-indica stem extract Has skin benefit? +44 more

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St. Tropez Prep And Maintain Tan Enhancing Moisturiser

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