Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum Amber Limited Edition
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Benefits
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
The new formula still delivers everything the previous formula offered, but with improved anti-aging benefits that help make your skin look more radiant than ever.
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains adenosine.
These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: madecassoside.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| adenosine | HIGH |  |  |
| madecassoside | MEDIUM | | |
| tocopherol | LOW |  | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The secret is in JAUM Activator™, a masterfully blended complex of 5 precious herbs that improves the look of skin’s hydration, brightness, radiance, translucency, visible wrinkles, and moisture barrier.
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": betaine, biosaccharide gum-1.
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. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: madecassoside
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| madecassoside | HIGH | | |
| betaine | HIGH | | |
| biosaccharide gum-1 | HIGH | | |
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Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (madecassoside) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| madecassoside | HIGH | | |
| adenosine | LOW | | |
| paeonia lactiflora root extract | LOW | | |
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Potential irritants
IRRITANCY
HIGH
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| alcohol denat. | | |
| scutellaria baicalensis root extract | | |
| parfum | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
KEY INGREDIENTS
- madecassoside
- adenosine
- betaine
- biosaccharide gum-1
| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.2% - 7.7% | |
| Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products | |
| 2.8% - 4.1% | |
| 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 | |
| 2% - 3% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture | |
| 1.3% - 1.9% | |
| 1.1% - 1.6% | |
| A type of silicone that helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product texture | |
| 0.85% - 1.25% | |
| Used to create a nice product texture | |
| 0.9% - 1.35% | |
| Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations | |
| 0.5% - 1.2% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.45% - 1.1% | |
| Helps adjust pH in products | |
| 0.35% - 0.8% | |
| Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin | |
| 0.2% - 0.7% | |
| An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| 0.1% - 0.4% | |
| A sugar that is used to stabilize the product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| A plant extract that might contain a compound baicalin that could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals and reducing inflammation in skin. The baicalin concentration in skincare products is often too low for an effective action. Can be used for its fragrant properties | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.25% | |
| Might help improve cell turnover and reduce inflammation in skin. One study shows that the ingredients might be able to help reduce dynamic wrinkles (for example, in the corners of the eyes or on the forehead) | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| A type of silicone that helps create a silky product finish and dissolve other ingredients | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| Stabilizes the product formulation | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| Used to create thicker product consistency and stabilize emulsions | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| Helps thicken the product formula and create a nice product formulation | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Helps attract water to the skin and might have some anti-bacterial properties. Can be an allergen | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and attract water to it | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Helps attract water to the skin and might have some anti-bacterial properties. Can be an allergen | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| An antioxidant that is typically derived from plant Centella Asiatica. It can help neutralize free radicals in skin and support skin barrier function. It could, however, itself be irritating. It is often unstable in formulations | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and support skin barrier function, but research on its effectiveness in skin is lacking | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the research on its effectiveness in skin is lacking | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and is claimed to provide a longer-lasting hydration because of its ability to create a water-binding film on the surface of the skin | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Licorice root extract. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| A plant extract that might have an anti-oxidant effect and help even out skin tone, but solid evidence of effectiveness is lacking | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A fragrance with a lemon scent. A likely irritant | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| A fragrance. Can be irritating | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| Helps to retain moisture by creating a protective barrier on the skin. Rich in fatty acids. Improves product texture and helps with the penetration of other ingredients. | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
| 0.01% - 0.1% | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| 0.01% - 0.05% | |
| A plant extract that can contain an irritating essential oil. Might have some anti-oxidant effect, but evidence is lacking | |
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- Safety Assessment of Tromethamine as Used in Cosmetics
- Scutellaria baicalensis, the golden herb from the garden of Chinese medicinal plants
- Flavonoids in Treating Psoriasis
- Improvement of skin barrier dysfunction by Scutellaria baicalensis GEOGI extracts through lactic acid fermentation
- Safety Assessment of Scutellaria baicalensis-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Evaluation of anti-wrinkle efficacy of adenosine-containing products using the FOITS technique
- Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview
- Protective effect of madecassoside on H2O2-induced oxidative stress and autophagy activation in human melanocytes
- Madecassoside, a triterpenoid saponin isolated from Centella asiatica herbs, protects endothelial cells against oxidative stress
- Madecassoside Inhibits Melanin Synthesis by Blocking Ultraviolet-Induced Inflammation
- Contact dermatitis due to Madecassol
- The Effects of a Standardized Extract of Centella asiatica on Postlaser Resurfacing Wound Healing on the Face: A Split-Face, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Stability Study of the Active Constituents in the Centella asiatica Extract Formulations
- Effects of steroidal saponins extract from Ophiopogon japonicus root ameliorates doxorubicin-induced chronic heart failure by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammatory response
- Cosmetic use of an ophiopogon japonicus active principle
- The skin-depigmenting potential of Paeonia lactiflora root extract and paeoniflorin: in vitro evaluation using reconstructed pigmented human epidermis
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Fermented Maesil (Prunus mume) with probiotics inhibits development of atopic dermatitis‐like skin lesions in NC/Nga mice
- Annex I: Clinical evidence regarding sensitisation to individual fragrance chemicals and to natural extracts
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health