Versed Skin Press Restart Gentle Retinol Serum
Benefits
Promise: Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Clarifying serum with willow bark extract for anti inflammatory and antibacterial purposes.
This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: retinol. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.
In addition, this product contains bakuchiol. It can help in reducing blemishes, even though it is less effective.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| bakuchiol | HIGH |  |  |
| retinol | HIGH | | |
| aloe barbadensis leaf juice | LOW |  | |
Promise: Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Versed The duo of encapsulated retinol (which bypasses skin’s surface, releasing retinol deep down sans irritation) and natural, botanical retinol alternatives (like bakuchiol) teams up with antioxidants and anti-inflammatories to deliver traditional retinol results without traditional retinol side effects.
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains retinol, bakuchiol.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| retinol | HIGH | | |
| bakuchiol | HIGH | | |
| tocopherol | LOW | | |
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
non-scary) and effective nightly treatment that reforms skin texture while boosting collagen production, keeping pores clear, and evening tone.
This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: retinol.
In addition, this product contains bakuchiol. This ingredient (ingredients) might help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the effect, if any, is likely to be small.
The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually can help even out the skin tone: paeonia lactiflora root extract.
Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| bakuchiol | HIGH | | |
| retinol | HIGH | | |
| paeonia lactiflora root extract | LOW | | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Use it nightly alone, over water-based serums, or under a rich moisturizer .
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:
anhydroxylitol, 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: helianthus annuus seed oil, hippophae rhamnoides oil.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| rosa canina seed oil | HIGH | | |
| hippophae rhamnoides oil | HIGH | | |
| anhydroxylitol | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Exfoliation
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: retinol.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| retinol | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-oxidation
This product contains antioxidants (bakuchiol, retinol) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| bakuchiol | HIGH | | |
| retinol | HIGH | | |
| paeonia lactiflora root extract | LOW | | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-blemish | |
| Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
|---|---|---|
| retinol | | |
| carica papaya fruit extract | | |
| hippophae rhamnoides oil | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- retinol
- bakuchiol
- anhydroxylitol
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
- Sea buckthorn oil
- sodium hyaluronate
- Vitamin E
- trehalose
- xylitylglucoside
- rosa canina seed oil
- butyrospermum parkii butter
- caprylic/capric triglyceride
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 45% - 55% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 4.5% - 5.5% | |
| A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
| 4% - 4.9% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 3% - 3.7% | |
| Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin | |
| 2.2% - 2.7% | |
| Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating | |
| 1.8% - 2.2% | |
| A plant extract that is, though different in chemical structure, acts similar to retinoids. First studies show that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin tone, reduce clogged pores and blemishes, and reduce inflammation. There is no conclusive evidence that bakuchiol is as effective as retinol however. The study that directly compared retinol with bakuchiol used bakuchiol applied twice daily compared to once per day for the retinol. According to this study, bakuchiol is less irritating than retinol. Bakuchiol is extracted from seeds of Babchi plant. Other parts of the plant contain coumarins that could cause allergic and irritant reactions. These compounds should be removed in the extraction process when bakuchiol is produced, but it is a good idea to be cautious and stay away from products that include the Babchi plant extracts other than purified bakuchiol to avoid irritation | |
| 1.5% - 1.9% | |
| An algae extract that might have anti-oxidant properties | |
| 1.4% - 1.8% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 1.1% - 1.3% | |
| A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and reduce hyperpigmentation, but the research on its effectiveness in skin is lacking | |
| 0.95% - 1.15% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.65% - 0.95% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin | |
| TBC | |
| The ingredient is not recognized | |
| 0.55% - 0.8% | |
| 0.5% - 0.7% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function | |
| 0.45% - 0.65% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrir function | |
| 0.35% - 0.65% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and repair the skin barrier function | |
| 0.45% - 0.7% | |
| A good emollient. Contains various ingredients including vitamins and fatty acids that could work in the skin to neutralize free radicals and minimize moisture loss - if enough of these compounds is able to penetrate the skin in an active form. | |
| 0.4% - 0.6% | |
| 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. | |
| 0.3% - 0.6% | |
| 0.35% - 0.65% | |
| A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. It might have anti-oxidant properties. Might help reduce inflammation in skin and help against blemishes | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| 0.3% - 0.55% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.3% - 0.5% | |
| An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.35% - 0.65% | |
| Improves the texture of the product and helps soften the skin. Helps oil and water mix together and can be used as a cleansing agent | |
| 0.3% - 0.5% | |
| Helps water and oil mix together | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A sugar that attracts water to the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A preservative that comes from radishes fermented by a bacteria. New research suggests that the preservation properties in the ingredient come from an ammonium salt that is not present naturally in radish root but used in its cultivation. Is problematic because the exact amount of the preservative agents is difficult to determine | |
| 0.25% - 0.5% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| 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 | |
| 0.25% - 0.45% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.2% - 0.35% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.2% - 0.4% | |
| Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Used to stabilize the product formulation and can help absorb oil | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Used mostly for creating emulsions - helping oil and water mix together. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin | |
| 0.15% - 0.3% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| Helps create a more spreadable product texture | |
| 0.1% - 0.2% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.05% | |
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
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