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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The Transformulas Marine Miracle Crème has a lightweight whipped texture that’s deeply nourishing and rejuvenating, to help restore hydration levels, boosting cell renewal for noticeably plumper, healthy looking skin.
urea
2.5% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations
caprylic/capric triglyceride
7.3% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
faex
0.1% -
0.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Yeast extract. Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Rich in marine algae, giant sea kelp and sea salt extracts, renowned for their natural healing properties, combined with an advanced anti-ageing formula for ultimate skin transformative results.
centella asiatica extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
sodium ascorbyl phosphate
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
alaria esculenta extract
0.1% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant.
Anti-oxidation
centella asiatica extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
sodium ascorbyl phosphate
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
alaria esculenta extract
0.1% -
0.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Works as a humectant helping to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might be effective as an anti-oxidant.
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
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
parfum
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
7.3% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
centella asiatica extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
urea
2.5% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Exfoliation
Naturally present in skin (urea makes up about 7% of natural moisturizing factors in skin). Attracts water to the upper layer of the skin. Also has a positive effect on the skin barrier beyond the humectant action. Can enhance penetration of other ingredients. Is an exfoliating ingredient when used in high concentrations
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Potential irritants
parfum
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
7.3% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
All ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
7.3% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
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
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Ingredient list view
Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Peg-6 stearate, Glycerin, Urea, Dimethicone, Glycol stearate, Macrocystis pyrifera extract, Cetyl alcohol, Glyceryl polyacrylate, Hydrolyzed wheat protein, Pvp, Peg-32 stearate, Ceteth-20, Phenoxyethanol, Carbomer, Triethanolamine, Steareth-20, Parfum, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin, Tripleurospermum maritimum extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Aleuritic acid, Maris sal, Sodium hyaluronate, Centella asiatica extract, Disodium edta, Faex, Alaria esculenta extract, Glycoproteins
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Topical urea in skincare: A review
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Wheat in skin care
- 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
- Sodium L-ascorbyl-2-phosphate 5% lotion for the treatment of acne vulgaris: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Titrated Extract of Centella asiatica in Phthalic Anhydride-Induced Allergic Dermatitis Animal Model
- Centella asiatica in cosmetology
- Triterpene Composition and Bioactivities of Centella asiatica
- Asiaticoside induction for cell-cycle progression, proliferation and collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts
- Assessment report on Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, herba
- Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview