PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Aqua Recharge Moist Gel Cream
hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin. A version of it is naturally present in skin
sodium hyaluronate
0.1% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
betaine
1.2% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture
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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: 1
Potential irritants
vanilla planifolia fruit extract
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sorbitan oleate
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial,
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
acetyl glucosamine
0.1% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Exfoliation
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
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Potential irritants
vanilla planifolia fruit extract
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sorbitan oleate
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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cyclomethicone
4.9% -
7.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A type of silicone that leaves a nice silky finish on the skin and can help soften its upper layer
propanediol
3.4% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Cyclomethicone, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, Hydrogenated poly(c6-14 olefin), Glycereth-26, Betaine, Cetearyl olivate, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Sorbitan olivate, Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Polyisobutene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Myristyl trisiloxane, Bifida ferment filtrate, Prunus amygdalus amara kernel oil, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Xanthan gum, Pyrus malus leaf extract, Jasminum officinale flower/leaf extract, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract, Disodium edta, Sorbitan oleate, Caprylyl/capryl glucoside, Acetyl glucosamine, Sodium hyaluronate, Sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, Hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, Biosaccharide gum-1, Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Benzyl glycol, Hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, Hyaluronic acid, Raspberry ketone
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- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
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