TOSOWOONG Stretina-RX Cream
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Product summary
Based on the ingredient list, "TOSOWOONG - Stretina-RX Cream" can work well for skin moisturization. As we expect from a proper moisturizer, the formula includes a combo of effective humectants and emollients. These are the two different types of ingredients that are essential for improving the skin hydration and supporting a healthy skin barrier. Panthenol, betaine, glycerin, butylene glycol and caprylyl glycol in this product (humectants) attract water molecules to the upper layer of the skin (the water comes from the outside air or from the deeper layers of the skin if the air is dry). Emollients in this formulation (glycine soja oil, limnanthes alba seed oil, butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride and dimethicone) help to reduce the moisture loss from the skin. They also soften the skin surface and relieve the feeling of dryness and tightness.
Ingredient callouts
- this moisturizer includes a form of Retinoids (vitamin A) - retinyl palmitate 0.20% - 0.40%, but this type of vitamin A is not very effective. It could in theory help with fine lines and wrinkles, but the effect is most likely minimal.
Irritation risk
This moisturizer contains some common irritants, including those without a benefit for the skin. We assess the overall irritancy of this moisturizer to be medium. For a detailed overview of all potential irritants: click here
You can see the detailed formula review with the breakdown of all actives in the product and the full ingredient list with estimated concentrations in the tables below.
Price
The product retails for 32.20$ in the United States.
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Benefits
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Stretina-RX Cream
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:
betaine, 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: butyrospermum parkii butter, caprylic/capric triglyceride.
The following ingredients in this product are especially good for supporting the skin barrier and helping with the hydration level: panthenol
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| squalane | HIGH |  |  |
| limnanthes alba seed oil | HIGH | | |
| betaine | HIGH | | |
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Potential irritants
IRRITANCY
MEDIUM
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| retinyl palmitate | | |
| parfum | |  |
| cetyl ethylhexanoate | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
KEY INGREDIENTS
- retinyl palmitate
- panthenol
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
- dimethicone
- glycerin
- glycine soja oil
- Meadowfoam seed oil
- Jojoba oil
- betaine
- squalane
- butyrospermum parkii butter
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 5.8% - 7.1% | |
| 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 | |
| 4.1% - 5% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 3.1% - 3.8% | |
| An emollient that helps soften the skin and creates a thicker product texture | |
| 2.3% - 2.8% | |
| This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient | |
| 1.9% - 2.3% | |
| Plant oil from nuts that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. Contains a high concentration of oleic acid that can weaken skin's barrier function and increase water-loss while enhancing penetration of other ingredients | |
| 1.6% - 1.9% | |
| A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture | |
| 1.4% - 1.7% | |
| A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin | |
| 1.2% - 1.4% | |
| A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals | |
| 0.7% - 1.1% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture | |
| 0.6% - 0.95% | |
| An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.55% - 0.85% | |
| An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it | |
| 0.6% - 0.85% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient | |
| 0.4% - 0.65% | |
| Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| Softens the upper layer of skin and helps restore the healthy skin barrier. Has shown to help calm down inflammation in skin. It is a stable oil, meaning that it retains its properties even when exposed to air. | |
| 0.4% - 0.6% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| 0.3% - 0.5% | |
| Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| Helps to retain moisture by creating a protective barrier on the skin. Rich in fatty acids. Improves product texture and helps with the penetration of other ingredients. | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations. | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the product formulation | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| Used to improve the product consistency | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps to create a nice product texture and spread the product more easily on the skin | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A stable derivative of vitamin C. It is oil-soluble which means it is more likely to penetrate the skin compared to the pure form of vitamin C (which is water-soluble), but it is less bio-available and is way less effective in stimulating collagen and reducing wrinkles compared to the pure form of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) and its other derivatives (for example, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate). At the same time, this vitamin C derivative has been shown in studies to be effective in reducing acne, blemishes and clogged pores. It is less irritating then the pure form of vitamin C | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.15% - 0.25% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.1% - 0.15% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.15% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
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- Fatty acids profile of oil from nine varieties of Macadamia nut
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Final report of the cosmetic ingredient review expert panel on the safety assessment of Polyisobutene and Hydrogenated Polyisobutene as used in cosmetics
- Sodium ascorbyl phosphate shows in vitro and in vivo efficacy in the prevention and treatment of acne vulgaris
- Sodium ascorbyl phosphate in topical microemulsions
- Final report of the safety assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as used in cosmetics
- Regulation of collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts by the sodium and magnesium salts of ascorbyl-2-phosphate
- Comparison of clinical efficacies of sodium ascorbyl phosphate, retinol and their combination in acne treatment
- Application of l-ascorbic acid and its derivatives (sodium ascorbyl phosphate and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate) in topical cosmetic formulations: stability studies