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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
ricinus communis seed oil
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
sodium hyaluronate
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
zea mays oil
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
tocopherol
0.15% -
0.5%
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
ascorbyl palmitate
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid.
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
Anti-aging | |
Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
25/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
propylene glycol
1.4% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer
1.7% -
2.6%
Irritation risk:
Helps to create a thicker product consistency
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays oil
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
zea mays oil
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function
ricinus communis seed oil
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
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Potential irritants
propylene glycol
1.4% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer
1.7% -
2.6%
Irritation risk:
Helps to create a thicker product consistency
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays oil
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A good moisturizing plant oil. Due to the high linoleic acid content, it helps soften the upper layer of the skin, reduce water loss and support skin barrier function
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isododecane
3.8% -
5.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and can decrease moisture loss. Helps create a nice product texture
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Ingredient list view
Water, Hydrogenated didecene, Isododecane, Propanediol, Mica, Hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer, Unknown, Propylene glycol, Silica, Sodium chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate, Sodium dehydroacetate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, Tropolone, Sodium hyaluronate, Lecithin, Zea mays oil, Ricinus communis seed oil, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl palmitate, Citric acid, Quercus suber bark extract, Ci 77891, Titanium dioxide, Unknown, Iron oxides
Sources
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- 4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Dehydroacetate and Dehydroacetic Acid
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Content of fatty acids in corn (Zea mays L.) oil from Ecuador
- Final report on the safety assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
- Castor Oil: Properties, Uses, and Optimization of Processing Parameters in Commercial Production
- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Vitamin E in dermatology