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Zelens Power E - Moisturising and Protecting
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
It replaces lost moisture and provides intense antioxidant protection against free radicals, which are the DNA-damaging environmental aggressors that attack cells, breaking down collagen and accelerating the skin-ageing process.
acetyl glucosamine
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
tocotrienols
0.7% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A type of vitamin E that is more powerful in neutralizing free radicals compared to its other forms
panthenyl triacetate
1.2% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A stable oil-soluble derivative of vitamin B5. It can help support skin barrier and reduce inflammation in skin
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Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Power E , Moisturising and Protecting
helianthus annuus seed oil
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
hydrolyzed yeast extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties
panthenyl triacetate
1.2% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A stable oil-soluble derivative of vitamin B5. It can help support skin barrier and reduce inflammation in skin
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Anti-blemish
ethyl linoleate
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
Evens skin tone
acetyl glucosamine
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
ethyl linoleate
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
hydrolyzed yeast extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties
Anti-oxidation
tocotrienols
0.7% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A type of vitamin E that is more powerful in neutralizing free radicals compared to its other forms
tocopheryl linoleate
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A relative of vitamin E (Tocopherol). It can have an anti-oxidant effect in skin and/or to stabilize the product fromulation. It could be irritating but most of the reported allergy and irritation cases appeared in one geographic location (Switzerland) in 1992, and might be due to the quality issues in manufacturing of a particular batch of the ingredient
tocopheryl acetate
1.8% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
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.
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
benzyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
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
ethyl linoleate
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
Helps reduce acne and blemishes. Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and reduce inflammation. Might be helpful in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone, but evidence of effectiveness in skin are lacking
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Potential irritants
benzyl alcohol
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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propanediol
4.4% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
tocopheryl linoleate
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A relative of vitamin E (Tocopherol). It can have an anti-oxidant effect in skin and/or to stabilize the product fromulation. It could be irritating but most of the reported allergy and irritation cases appeared in one geographic location (Switzerland) in 1992, and might be due to the quality issues in manufacturing of a particular batch of the ingredient
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Ingredient list view
Water, Propanediol, Tocopheryl linoleate, Glycerin, Oleyl alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Tocopheryl acetate, Cetearyl alcohol, Sucrose polystearate, Panthenyl triacetate, Tocopherol, Ethyl linoleate, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Raspberry seed oil/tocopheryl succinate aminopropanediol esters, Squalane, Tocotrienols, Phospholipids, Benzyl alcohol, Polyglyceryl-6 laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 oleate, Dioleyl tocopheryl methylsilanol, Glycolipids, Ornithine, Helianthus annuus seed extract, Persea gratissima fruit extract, Acetyl glucosamine, Lecithin, Glycosphingolipids, Hydrolyzed yeast extract, Sodium pca, Olea europaea oil unsaponifiables, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Sorbitol, Xanthan gum, Sodium dehydroacetate, Dehydroacetic acid, Sorbitan palmitate, Cetyl phosphate, Citric acid, Levulinic acid, P-anisic acid, Sodium hydroxide, Potassium sorbate, Sodium benzoate
Sources
- An Epidemic Outbreak of Papular and Follicular Contact Dermatitis to Tocopheryl Linoleate in Cosmetics. Swiss Contact Dermatitis Research Group
- Safety Assessment of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols as Used in Cosmetics
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Panthenyl Triacetate Transformation, Stimulation of Metabolic Pathways, and Wound-Healing Properties in the Human Skin
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Ethyl linoleate inhibits α-MSH-induced melanogenesis through Akt/GSK3β/β-catenin signal pathway
- Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of a lotion containing triethyl citrate and ethyl linoleate in the treatment of acne vulgaris
- Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety Assessment of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols as Used in Cosmetics
- Tocotrienol‐rich fraction attenuates UV‐induced inflammaging: A bench to bedside study
- Tocotrienols: Vitamin E beyond tocopherols
- Clinical evaluation of photoprotective effect by a topical antioxidants combination (tocopherols and tocotrienols)
- Tocotrienols: the unsaturated sidekick shifting new paradigms in vitamin E therapeutics
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- The natural yeast extract isolated by ethanol precipitation inhibits melanin synthesis by modulating tyrosinase activity and downregulating melanosome transfer
- Evaluation of dermatological effects of cosmetic formulations containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae extract and vitamins
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- 4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Dehydroacetate and Dehydroacetic Acid
- Safety Assessment of Alkyl Phosphates as Used in Cosmetics