Beauty Tips For Body Care
When I heard about this new product line the other day, I decided to look at all the products and their formulations via SkinCarisma to see whether anything looked worth trying. A few products seemed promising, while others seemed... not so much. I thought since I'd already done all the work, I'd share my findings here!In order approximately from most to least promising:Blemish Control Spot Treatment, 5.5% Benzoyl Peroxidefungal acne safe!5.5% is a higher concentration that necessary but shouldn't be too irritatinganti-acne ingredients: licorice root extract, willow bark extract (both near end of ingred. list)brightening ingredients: licorice root extractanti-aging ingredients: vitamin E (at end of ingred. list)some nice moisturizing ingredients, including a good amount of squalaneVitamin C MoisturizerNOT fungal acne safe: shea butter (9th ingred.)uses sodium ascorbyl phosphate (SAP) for vit C, percentage is unclear but is listed as 8th ingredientanti-aging ingredients: SAP, vitamin E (14th ingred.)lots of aloe, good amount of squalane, lots of good moisturizing ingredientssmall amounts of cassia and green tea1 potential comodogene: shea butter (9th ingred.)advertises inclusion of hyaluronic acid but is last ingredientDark Spot Solution SerumNOT fungal acne safe: polysorbate 20 (8th ingred.)niacinimide is 2nd ingredient! brightening and anti-aging propertiesadvertises its inclusion of plankton extract but is 24th ingredient (also not much evidence that plankton extract does anything for skin besides moisturizing)anti-acne ingredients: licorice root extract, willow bark extract (both towards end of ingred. list)brightening ingredients: licoriceanti-aging ingredients: vitamin E (last ingred.), citric acid (15th ingred.)lots of good moisturizing ingredientscitric acid may irritate sensitive skinpossible allergen: benzoyl alcoholcontains a lot of siliconesRetinol Vitamin A Refining Moisturizeramount of retinol isn't specified, but is placed 25th on ingredient list (you only need small amounts, 0.01% or more, to be effective, but need 0.5% or more for dramatic effects)NOT fungal acne safe: shea butter (8th ingred.), polysorbate 20 (24th), cetyl palmitate (26th)retinol has anti-acne, brightening, and anti-aging propertiesother anti-aging ingredients: vitamin E (13th ingred.), ceramide 3 (27th ingred.)tons of aloe juice, good amount of squalanesmall amounts of green tea and cassialots of good moisturizing ingredients1 potential comodogene: shea butter (8th ingred.)specifically advertises its inclusion of hyaluronic acid but is 26th (second last) on ingred. listOil-Free SPF 50 Moisturizing Sunscreenbroad spectrumNOT fungal acne safe: glyceryl stearate (2nd ingredient), isopropyl palmitate (7th), PEG-100 stearate (8th)anti-acne ingredients: licorice root extract, willow bark extract (both towards end of ingred. list)brightening ingredients: licorice rootanti-aging ingredients: vitamin E (13th ingred.)1 potential comodogene: isopropyl palmitate (7th ingred.)pretty small tube, only 50 mLFerulic Acid + Vitamins C and E Serumfungal acne safeuses sodium ascorbyl phosphate (SAP) for its vit C so is not a dupe for SkinCeuticals, but should still be effectiveamounts of main ingredients not specified, however, vit C is the 5th ingredient, ferulic is 10th, vit E is 18th (second to last)brightening ingredients: SAPanti-aging ingredients: SAP, vitamin E, citric acid, ferulic acidcitric acid (8th ingredient) may be irritating to sensitive skin1 potential comodogene: laureth-23 (4th ingredient)Bio-Complex Moisturizer for Dry SkinNOT fungal acne safe: shea butter (8th ingred.)claim to have a "high level" of hyaluronic acid, and contains 2 kinds, but they're only 21st and 22nd on ingredient listalso super unclear on what their "bio-moist complex" is but if it comprises 20% of the product it must just be like, aloe and water and glycerinbut yeah, tons of aloe and glycerin, good amount of squalane, some other moisturizing ingredients, moderate amount of green tea extractanti-aging ingredients: citric acid (14th ingred.), vitamin E (23rd)citric acid may irritate sensitive skin1 potential comodogene: shea butter (8th ingred.)Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid Serumfungal acne safeuses sodium ascorbyl phosphate (SAP) for vit C, percentage is unclear but is listed as 5th ingredientanti-aging ingredients: SAP, vitamin E (13th ingred.), citric acid (10th)contains denatured alcohol (3rd ingred.)citric acid may irritate sensitive skin1 potential comodogene: laureth-23 (4th ingred.)HA is in the name and yet it's the last ingredientCharcoal Balancing MaskNOT fungal acne safe: PEG-100 stearate (9th ingred.), stearic acid (10th), glyceryl stearate (12th)jar packagingnot sure how much charcoal is needed to be effective, but there may be a deceptively small amount in this, as it's the 16th ingredient and the product contains as much or more iron oxide as a colouring agent. also it lists "charcoal powder" and NOT "activated charcoal powder" so it may just be all-around useless.advertises its use of hyaluronic acid yet it's the last ingredientmain mask component is kaolin clay (3rd ingred.)2 kinds of vitamin E (17th and 24th ingredients)lots of aloe and some glycerin but not many other soothing or moisturizing ingredients1 potential comodogene: stearic acid (10th ingred.)Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid SerumNOT fungal acne safe: contains polysorbate 80claims to have 5 types of HA but I only counted 3: sodium hyaluronate, hydrolized HA, sodium acetylated hyaluronate (and they're all 18th or later in the ingredient list)contains a TON of silicone, which seems like a poor choice to me, as HA should generally be applied earlier on in your routine and all that silicone will interfere with absorption of subsequent layersno other notable or helpful ingredients, just a few moisturizing things like glycerinmore of a gel texture than a serumTriple-Peptide Eye CreamNOT fungal acne safe: stearic acid (3rd ingred.), glycol distearate (4th), shea butter (5th), ethylhexyl palmitate (8th)jar packagingpeptides are last ingredientcontains ascorbic acid (vitamin C) but is 18th ingredient and what little benefit that amount gives will deteriorate due to air exposure from jar packaginglots of aloe, good amount of squalane and caffeinesmall amounts of green tea and green algae extract5 potential comodogenes but this likely won't matter for the eye regionif you look up this product on Amazon to examine yourself, note that the copyable list of ingredients in the Important Information section is actually the ingredient list for the Retinol Moisturizer, so use the ingredients listed in the product imagesHydrating Facial Cleansing WipesNOT fungal acne safe: glyceryl oleate (4th ingred.), pomegranate seed oil (14th), coconut oil (15th), olive fruit oil (16th), argan oil (17th), jojoba oil (18th), babassu seed oil (20th), moringa seed oil (21st), crambe seed oil (23rd)2 potential comodogenes: coconut oil (15th ingred.), avocado oil (19th)in addition to above listed plant oils, also contains chia seed oil, the only non-problematic one lolanti-aging ingredients: citric acid (9th ingred.), vitamin E (12th)citric acid and benzoic acid (6th ingred.) may be irritating to sensitive skinsurfectants used: decyl glucoside and glyceryl oleateOil-Free Micellar Facial Cleansing WipesNOT fungal acne safe: glyceryl oleate (4th ingred.)anti-aging ingredients: citric acid (9th ingred.), vitamin E (12th)citric acid and benzoic acid (6th ingred.) may be irritating to sensitive skinmicellar agents (surfectants) are decyl glucoside and glycerl oleateBlemish Control Oil-Free Facial Cleansing Wipesfungal acne safeadvertises 2% salicylic acid, but unsure of the pHdenatured alcohol is the first ingredient!contains grapefruit extract (3rd ingred.) - some sources say this is a great ingredient for skin, others say it's bad - I personally avoid it like I do all citrus-derived ingredientscontains fragrance (5th ingred.)contains sulfate: sodium xylenesulfonate (13th ingred.)Hope this is helpful! Let me know if I missed or got anything wrong!Edit: formatting
Girls Blog 2015
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