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Utena - Simple Balance Whitening Lotion

Utena Simple Balance Whitening Lotion

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Works for:

based on ingredients and %

Moisturizing

Doesn't work for:

based on ingredients and %

Evens skin tone

Can it cause trouble?

Irritation risk: medium
Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2

Key actives

Allantoin23% - 34%Glycerin3.3% - 4.9%Sodium hyaluronate1.4% - 2.1%

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Product Summary

"Utena - Simple Balance Whitening Lotion" could be helpful for: Moisturizing, but its actives are not the most effective or are not well-studied.

Ingredient callouts

In addition, this product contains Allantoin (23.00% - 34.00%). Allantoin is helpful in wound-healing and can help restore the skin barrier faster. It might also be able to improve scars, but the evidence is not very strong for this.
Humectants (glycerin 0.45% - 1.10%, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid 1.10% - 1.70%, sodium hyaluronate 1.40% - 2.10%, glycerin 3.30% - 4.90% and allantoin 23.00% - 34.00%). These ingredients help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improve the skin hydration.

Price

The product retails for 19.80$ in the United States.

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Works for

Moisturizing

Does not work for

Evens skin tone

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Simple Balance Whitening Lotion

Source: From product name

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: allantoin, 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: methicone, cetearyl alcohol.

Allantoin23% - 34%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated

Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid1.1% - 1.7%

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 hyaluronate1.4% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

Methicone0.45% - 1%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

A type of silicone that helps soften the upper layer of the skin and reduces the water loss from the skin surface

Glycerin3.3% - 4.9%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant

Ethylhexyl palmitate2.8% - 4.1%

Irritation risk:Comedogenicity:HighConcentration:Effectiveness:MEDIUM

An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture

Cetearyl alcohol0.45% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:Comedogenicity:MediumConcentration:Effectiveness:MEDIUM

A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture

Glyceryl stearate0.15% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together

Butylene glycol0.4% - 0.9%

Irritation risk:Concentration:Effectiveness:LOW

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

Tocopherol0.1% - 0.4%

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

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

Reduce the formation of melanin, prevent stains and buckwheat, for a bright and transparent skin.

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Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low

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