PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Delivers highly efficient hydration improving skin‘s natural ability to retain moisture. .
beeswax
3.9% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen
peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that mixes with water creating nice light-weight product texture
cera alba
4% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Diminish the look of pores, fine lines, and imperfections for the perfect canvas before makeup.
tocopherol
1.3% -
1.6%
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
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
melissa officinalis leaf extract
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that is added for its fragrance. Can be irritating
panax ginseng root extract
0.3% -
0.55%
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
chondrus crispus extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
glyceryl stearate se
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
yeast extract
0.3% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties. It can help calm down inflammation in skin
tocopherol
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing
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
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Potential irritants
melissa officinalis leaf extract
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that is added for its fragrance. Can be irritating
panax ginseng root extract
0.3% -
0.55%
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
chondrus crispus extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
glyceryl stearate se
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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squalane
29% -
35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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.
cera alba
4% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Cleansing
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen
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Ingredient list view
Squalane, Oryza sativa bran wax, Cera alba, Beeswax, Saccharomyces/camellia sinensis leaf/cladosiphon okamuranus/rice ferment filtrate, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Betaphycus gelatinum extract, Sodium hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Water, Pentylene glycol, Butylene glycol, Propanediol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Water, Glycerin, Squalane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propanediol, Triethylhexanoin, Camellia japonica seed oil, Saccharomyces/camellia sinensis leaf/cladosiphon okamuranus/rice ferment filtrate, Sericin, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Oryza sativa germ oil, Chondrus crispus extract, Panax ginseng root extract, Royal jelly extract, Ziziphus jujuba fruit extract, Thymus serpyllum extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, Ppg-5-ceteth-10 phosphate, Trideceth-12, Sodium lauroyl lactylate, Sorbitan stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Behenyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate se, Parfum, Sodium hyaluronate, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Saccharomyces/camellia sinensis leaf/cladosiphon okamuranus/rice ferment filtrate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Silk powder, Sericin, Hydrolyzed silk, Caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, Kappaphycus alvarezii extract, Yeast extract, Mica, Peg/ppg-18/18 dimethicone, Dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 diisostearate, Unknown, Methicone, Peg-10, Unknown, Distearyldimonium chloride, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Silica, Disodium edta, Zinc stearate, Aluminum hydroxide, Stearic acid, Tin oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Biosaccharide gum-4, Parfum, Isopropyl alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891, Iron oxides, Ci 77491
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