Tata Harper Elixir Vitae Serum
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-oxidation
- Evens skin tone
- algae extract
- ascophyllum nodosum extract
- camellia oleifera seed oil
- camellia sinensis seed oil
- +26 more

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Can the product deliver on its promises?
Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for anti-aging
This product does not contain ingredients that are able to reduce fine lines and wrinkles or help with skin elasticity, but it can improve the look of the skin temporarily through moisturization. Well-moisturized skin might also be able to repair the sun damage better.This ingredient - hyaluronic acid - could be helpful for preventing or repairing signs of aging in theory, but there is no evidence that it actually works.
This ingredient punica granatum extract might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin and help it fight off some of the sun damage.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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Promise
What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for moisturizing
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
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. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
algae extract, glycerin.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: caprylic/capric triglyceride, helianthus annuus seed oil.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |
WIMJ summary for evens skin tone
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: pancratium maritimum extract, punica granatum extract, vitis vinifera juice extract.
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WIMJ summary for anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (punica granatum extract) that might be able to help neutralize free radicals in skin to lessen the damage it gets from the UV light (sun). There is not enough evidence to confirm their effectiveness in skin though.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
Anti-aging | |
Anti-oxidation | |
Evens skin tone |
Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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caprylic/capric triglyceride | ||
simmondsia chinensis seed oil | ||
rosa damascena flower water |
Ingredients by volume
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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| 25% - 31% |
Plain old water
| 12% - 14% |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
| 4.9% - 6% |
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Skincare resources
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