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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Highly concentrated ampoules that help improve skin's healthy balance.
chondrus crispus
0.05% -
0.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
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
beta-glucan
0.01% -
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
alcohol
0.95% -
1.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
panax ginseng root extract
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have some anti-inflammatory properties, but solid evidence is lacking. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.1% -
0.35%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
beta-glucan
0.01% -
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
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Potential irritants
alcohol
0.95% -
1.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
panax ginseng root extract
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have some anti-inflammatory properties, but solid evidence is lacking. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.1% -
0.35%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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All ingredients
ophiopogon japonicus root extract
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and support skin barrier function, but research on its effectiveness in skin is lacking
glycyrrhiza glabra root extract
3.7% -
5.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial
A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Ingredient list view
Ophiopogon japonicus root extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Glycerin, Water, Butylene glycol, Biosaccharide gum-1, Glycereth-26, Alcohol, Methyl gluceth-20, Betaine, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Panax ginseng root extract, Paeonia albiflora root extract, Nelumbo nucifera seed extract, Polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, Lilium tigrinum flower/leaf/stem extract, Rehmannia glutinosa root extract, Chrysanthemum morifolium flower extract, Paeonia suffruticosa root extract, Citrus unshiu peel extract, Adenophora stricta root extract, Lycium chinense root extract, Coix lacryma-jobi ma-yuen seed extract, Angelica tenuissima root extract, Honey, Astragalus membranaceus root extract, Angelica acutiloba root extract, Cnidium officinale root extract, Artemisia vulgaris extract, Beta-glucan, Theobroma cacao extract, Niacinamide, Oleanolic acid, Acetyl glucosamine, Bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, Diethoxyethyl succinate, Propanediol, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Cetearyl alcohol, Peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, Lecithin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Behenyl alcohol, Unknown, Xanthan gum, Propylene glycol, Cellulose gum, Glyceryl stearate, Hydrogenated lecithin, Stearic acid, Stearyl behenate, Polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Dextrin, Chondrus crispus, Carrageenan, Phenyl trimethicone, Cetearyl glucoside, Sodium polyacrylate, Citric acid, Polysorbate 20, Potassium hydroxide, Caprylyl glycol, Glyceryl caprylate, Bht, Disodium edta, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
Sources
- 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
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety Assessment of Glycerin Ethoxylates as Used in Cosmetics
- Ginseng in Dermatology: A Review
- Antiaging effects of the mixture of Panax ginseng and Crataegus pinnatifida in human dermal fibroblasts and healthy human skin
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6272594/
- β-Glucans: Multi-Functional Modulator of Wound Healing
- Anti-Wrinkle Therapy: Significant New Findings in the Non-Invasive Cosmetic Treatment of Skin Wrinkles with Beta-Glucan
- Skin Health Promotion Effects of Natural Beta-Glucan Derived from Cereals and Microorganisms: A Review
- Anticancer properties of low molecular weight oat beta-glucan – An in vitro study
- A critical review on production and industrial applications 2 of beta-glucans
- Improving skin function with CM-glucan, a biological response modifier from yeast
- Preparation, characterization, and biological properties of β-glucans
- Characterization of a new beta(1-3)-glucan branching activity of Aspergillus fumigatus
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
- Gehring, W. (2004). Nicotinic acid/niacinamide and the skin. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(2), 88–93. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00115.x
- Effectiveness of the formulation that containing oleanolic acid 3% on inhibition of 5-α reductase activity on skin of patients with acne
- The effect of ursolic and oleanolic acids on human skin fibroblast cells
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol