PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
About Snowise EX Brightening Cream The hydrating, brightening properties of this cream helps create a radiant barrier of moisture on the skin.
squalane
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.
dimethicone
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
cyclopentasiloxane
1.4% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
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Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Formulated with White Cloud Grass extract and cactus extracts that retain water and color in the harshest environments, this cream soothes your skin and helps lock in the moisture and nutrition needed to maintain an even skin tone and healthy looking complexion.
glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract
1.1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Licorice root extract. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
62/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
nelumbo nucifera flower extract
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing
hydrolyzed ginseng saponins
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging
Plant extract that might help calm down inflammation in skin and neutralize free radicals, but effectiveness of topical application is not confirmed. Can be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
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
All ingredients
Key Actives
cyclopentasiloxane
1.4% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
dimethicone
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
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
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Potential irritants
nelumbo nucifera flower extract
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing
hydrolyzed ginseng saponins
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging
Plant extract that might help calm down inflammation in skin and neutralize free radicals, but effectiveness of topical application is not confirmed. Can be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
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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butylene glycol
6.7% -
8.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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
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Ingredient list view
Water, Butylene glycol, Glycereth-26, Butylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, Oldenlandia diffusa extract, Cetyl ethylhexanoate, Squalane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract, Paeonia albiflora root extract, Nelumbo nucifera flower extract, Polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, Lilium candidum bulb extract, Rehmannia glutinosa root extract, Honey, Hydrolyzed ginseng saponins, Hydrolyzed panax ginseng root extract, Opuntia coccinellifera fruit extract, Oryza sativa bran wax, C14-22 alcohols, Glyceryl stearate, Methoxy peg-114/polyepsilon caprolactone, C12-20 alkyl glucoside, Dimethicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cetearyl alcohol, Cetearyl olivate, Sorbitan olivate, Stearic acid, Carbomer, Palmitic acid, Peg-100 stearate, Tromethamine, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Disodium edta, Glyceryl caprylate, 1,2-hexanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
Sources
- Safety Assessment of Glycerin Ethoxylates as Used in Cosmetics
- Effects of ginseng saponins isolated from Red Ginseng roots on burn wound healing in mice
- Panax ginseng induces human Type I collagen synthesis through activation of Smad signaling
- Korean Red Ginseng improves atopic dermatitis-like skin lesions by suppressing expression of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in vivo and in vitro
- First-reported pediatric cases of American ginseng anaphylaxis and allergy
- Contact dermatitis caused by alkyl glucosides in the modern cosmetic industry and contact dermatitis in the Canadian aircraft industry