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Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Tone Perfecting Crème with Quercetin PlusFor Kesha

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Laura Mercier Flawless Skin Tone Perfecting Crème with Quercetin Plus

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I love this product. There are too many loveable ingredients in it. And almost no not-welcomed irritants.

This is definitely a moisturizer for dry skin. I expect it to revitalize dryness and smooth skin and restore structure.

Water-replenishing ingredients include, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter is creamy emollient butter which promotes skin suppleness and water retention, especially for dry skin. Macadamia seed oil is used in cosmetics as an emollient for dry skin. Avocado oil is natural moisturizing factor with antioxidant properties. Trehalose is plant sugar that has excellent water-binding properties for skin.

The antioxidant property is impressive. The claimed ingredient quercetin is flavonoid pigment that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It protects the skin against UV-induced damage and skin aging. Grape seed extract contains very potent antioxidants that diminish free radical damage. It may also have wound-healing properties. Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate is also known as tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. It is a vitamin C ester that is better absorbed and stabilized. Vitaminc C has multiple functions as antioxidant, skin lightening and brightening agent, anti-acne agent, and collagen stimulator. It is considered non-irritant.

There are biological ingredients that naturally imitate an restore skin structure. Phospholipid is the type of lipids composed of glycerol, fatty acids, and phosphate. Phospholipids are natural constituent of cell membranes and maintain the cellular integrity. Lysophosphatidic acid exists in human skin and is an essential element of cell membrane because it promotes healthy epidermis development. It visibly reduces pores thanks to a stimulating action on cells differentiation and hydration conditions. Sericin is silk protein. Sericin is shown to adhere to keratin of skin and hair readily and forms perceptible homogeneous protective film. Moreover, this protein shows a remarkable skin moisturizing, reduction of transepidermal water loss and antiwrinkle action.

Oily skin be cautious of this moisturizer.

Safety alert: Cautious
review based on scientific information of the product ingredients.

1st ingredient
oj_line is water.
2nd ingredient
glycerin transports water from the environment and from the lower layers of skin (dermis) to surface skin (epidermis). It softens the skin. Glycerin is a substance naturally present in skin which helps maintain the epidermis and prevent dryness or scaling.
3rd ingredient
butylene glycol is a humectant or humidifying and delivery ingredient used in cosmetics.
4th ingredient
Polymethylsilsesquioxane is silicone that imparts temporary silky feeling to skin.
Alcohol Fragrance Preservative Allergy Price Color Additive Sun Protection Suitable Skin Type
oj_line
Yes
Yes
Yes
Low
$95
Yes
No
Dry

 

Moisturizing
oj_line Glycerin, Theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, Macadamia seed oil, Avocado oil, Squalane (olive oil), Jojoba seed oil, Trehalose, Lecithin, Hydrolyzed xylan, Argania spinosa kernel oil
Anti-oxidants
Avocado oil, Grape seed oil, Quercetin, Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate (vitamin C), Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), Mushroom extract, Citrus aurantium tachibana peel extract, Camellia sinensis leaf powder
Anti-inflammatory
Spiraea ulmaria flower extract
Smoothing/Mattifying
Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone (all silicone)
Whitening
Phenylethyl resorcinol
Skin restructure
Phospholipids, Sericin, Glycosphingolipids, Lysophosphatidic acid, Hydrolyzed collagen
Skin irritation
oj_line Contains potassium hydroxide which is used as pH adjuster, but it is a harsh chemical that could cause serious irritation to skin. Hopefully the concentration is not high enough to be of concern.
Preservatives
oj_line Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl glycol, Potassium sorbate
Emollients
Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate SE, Cetyl ethylhexanoate, Beeswax, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/Capric triglyceride
Emulsifiers
(oil/water mixers) Polyglyceryl-10 trisostearate, Sodium stearoyl glutamate, Hexylene glycol
Thickening agents
Sorbitan stearate, Beeswax, Behenyl alcohol, Carbomer
Chelating agents
(metal-binding agents) Disodium EDTA
Solvents
Isododecane, Ceteth-10, Dipropylene glycol
Colorants
Synthetic fluorphlogopite, Mica, Titanium dioxide, Aluminum hydroxide
Film-forming agents
Polyacrylamide, PVM/MA decadiene crosspolymer
pH adjusters
Sodium citrate, Citric acid
Surfactants
Laureth-7, Sodium dicocoylethylenediamine PEG-15 sulfate
Fragrance
Linalool
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