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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A barrier-boosting complex featuring a concentrated dose of rare DAA extracted from Korean red pine helps visibly smooth and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles over time.
beta-glucan
0.05% -
0.15%
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
dimethicone
1.6% -
2.4%
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
dimethiconol
0.05% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
A barrier-boosting complex featuring a concentrated dose of rare DAA extracted from Korean red pine helps visibly smooth and minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles over time.
beta-glucan
0.05% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
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
tocopherol
0.05% -
0.15%
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
hydrolyzed ginseng saponins
0.05% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
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
alcohol
2.5% -
3.8%
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
parfum
0.05% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
beta-glucan
0.05% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
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
dimethicone
1.6% -
2.4%
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
alcohol
2.5% -
3.8%
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
parfum
0.05% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
All ingredients
glycerin
4.7% -
7.1%
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
butylene glycol
3.4% -
5.1%
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, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, Alcohol, Trehalose, Dimethicone, Glycereth-26, Hydrogenated lecithin, Pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, Hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propanediol, Methoxy peg-114/polyepsilon caprolactone, 1,2-hexanediol, Silica, Peg-5 rapeseed sterol, Bis-peg-18 methyl ether dimethyl silane, Parfum, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Sodium polyacrylate, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Hydrolyzed ginseng saponins, Ci 15850, Unknown, Saponins, Honey, Mel, Honey, Hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, Hydrogenated polydecene, Tromethamine, Ethylhexylglycerin, Nelumbo nucifera flower extract, Polygonatum officinale rhizome/root extract, Rehmannia glutinosa root extract, Paeonia albiflora root extract, Lilium candidum bulb extract, Xanthan gum, Dextrin, Sodium hyaluronate, Theobroma cacao extract, Beta-glucan, Disodium edta, Tricholoma matsutake extract, Pinus densiflora leaf extract, Sorbitan isostearate, Polysorbate 60, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root extract, Ophiopogon japonicus root extract, Ppg-5-laureth-5, Hydrolyzed proanthocyanidin, Limonene, Panax ginseng root extract, Linalool, Bht, Potassium hydroxide, Acetic acid, Panax ginseng root extract, Tocopherol
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