Omega+ Complex Moisturizer

Product description

A rich moisturiser with plant oils (linseed, chia, olive, borage, meadowfoam), omega fatty acids, ceramides and amino acids. The brand markets it for dehydrated skin.

Full ingredient list

Kept exactly as the source printed it, including spelling in the original.

1. 1 WATER
2. 2 BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER
3. 3 CETEARETH-6 OLIVATE
4. 4 BUTYLENE GLYCOL
5. 5 C13-15 ALKANE
6. 6 GLYCERIN
7. 7 GLYCERYL STEARATE
8. 8 POLYGLYCERYL-4 LAURATE
9. 9 DECYL OLEATE
10. 10 LINUM USITATISSIMUM (LINSEED) SEED OIL
11. 11 SALVIA HISPANICA (CHIA) SEED OIL
12. 12 OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) FRUIT OIL
13. 13 PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL
14. 14 BORAGO OFFICINALIS SEED OIL
15. 15 HYDROGENATED OLIVE OIL
16. 16 PSIDIUM GUAJAVA FRUIT EXTRACT
17. 17 OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) OIL UNSAPONIFIABLES
18. 18 LIMNANTHES ALBA (MEADOWFOAM) SEED OIL
19. 19 LINOLEIC ACID
20. 20 LINOLENIC ACID
21. 21 OLEIC ACID
22. 22 EUTERPE OLERACEA (ACAI) STEROLS
23. 23 CERAMIDE AP
24. 24 CERAMIDE EOP
25. 25 CERAMIDE NP
26. 26 SERINE
27. 27 ALANINE
28. 28 GLYCINE
29. 29 PROLINE
30. 30 LYSINE
31. 31 THREONINE
32. 32 ARGININE
33. 33 SQUALANE
34. 34 CHOLESTEROL
35. 35 PHYTOSPHINGOSINE
36. 36 ANASTATICA HIEROCHUNTICA EXTRACT
37. 37 LECITHIN
38. 38 SODIUM HYALURONATE
39. 39 SODIUM LACTATE
40. 40 BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA ROOT EXTRACT
41. 41 ADENOSINE
42. 42 PHYTIC ACID
43. 43 GLUTAMIC ACID
44. 44 BETAINE
45. 45 PULLULAN
46. 46 PCA
47. 47 SODIUM PCA
48. 48 CARBOMER
49. 49 SODIUM POLYACRYLATE STARCH
50. 50 SCLEROTIUM GUM
51. 51 XANTHAN GUM
52. 52 SODIUM LAUROYL LACTYLATE
53. 53 PHENOXYETHANOL
54. 54 ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN

Water, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Ceteareth-6 Olivate, Butylene Glycol, C13-15 Alkane, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Decyl Oleate, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Oil, Salvia Hispanica (Chia) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea Oil Unsaponifiables, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Oleic Acid, Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Sterols, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide NP, Serine, Alanine, Glycine, Proline, Lysine HCI, Threonine, Arginine, Squalane, Cholesterol, Phytosphingosine, Anastatica Hierochuntica Extract, Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lactate, Boerhavia Diffusa Root Extract, Adenosine, Phytic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Betaine, Pullulan, PCA, Sodium PCA, Carbomer, Sodium Polyacrylate Starch, Sclerotium Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin.

Ingredient analysis

ADENOSINE · Actives · Linolenic acid · Barrier lipids · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · Humectants

Evidence

• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In adults with mild-to-moderate xerosis (senile xerosis), a cream containing ceramides 1, 3, 6-II improved stratum corneum hydration, transepidermal water loss and skin pH more than a hydrophilic cream, measured at 24 hours and after 28 days of twice-daily use.

  Who it applies to: Leave-on moisturizers for dry skin. The study enrolled adults with mild-to-moderate xerosis.

  Study limits: Small single-site study (24 participants), split-site comparison on the shins, 28 days. It shows the tested formula outperformed a basic hydrophilic cream on measured skin parameters.

  Source:The 24-hr, 28-day, and 7-day post-moisturizing efficacy of ceramides 1, 3, 6-II containing moisturizing cream compared with hydrophilic cream on skin dryness and barrier disruption in senile xerosis treatment
• Skin effect Brand claim Certainty: High Public database

  Ceramides, cholesterol and fatty acids are the lipids that make up the skin barrier; formulations add them to replenish it.

  Who it applies to: Barrier function generally; the ratio between the three lipid classes matters in the literature.

  Study limits: Finding · CERAMIDE NP · Ceramide AP · Ceramide EOP

  Source:The Ceramides Difference (CeraVe)CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In 88 women with sensitive skin, a face cream containing Centella asiatica leaf extract, ceramide NP and panthenol lowered the SS-10 symptom score by 66% at week 2 and 76% at week 4, with irritation, tautness, itching and redness all significantly reduced.

  Who it applies to: Chinese women with sensitive skin applying the cream to the whole face, followed up at day 2, weeks 1, 2 and 4.

  Study limits: Observational and self-controlled.

  Source:The Effectiveness and Safety of a Skin Care Product With Centella asiatica Leaf Extract, Ceramide NP, and Panthenol in Subjects With Sensitive Skin: A Prospective, Observational Study
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled split-body trial of 50 people with sensitive skin, an emollient containing Ceramide NP C15 significantly reduced transepidermal water loss in participants with an impaired skin barrier over 6 weeks.

  Who it applies to: People with sensitive skin applying the emollient in a split-body design for 6 weeks; the barrier improvement was clearest in those whose barrier was already impaired.

  Study limits: Exploratory; both the ceramide formulation and the vehicle improved subjective symptoms, and the significant TEWL reduction was seen specifically in the impaired-barrier subgroup.

  Source:Monocentric, Vehicle-Controlled, Double-Blind Study to Assess the Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Ceramide NP C15-Containing Emollient on the Skin Microbiome and the Skin Barrier Function in Sensitive Skin
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In 40 people with mild-to-moderate acne all using topical benzoyl peroxide plus adapalene, a moisturiser with ceramides and niacinamide significantly improved non-inflammatory, inflammatory and total acne lesions on that side of the face versus a hydrophilic cream after 8 weeks, and decreased cutaneous irritation.

  Who it applies to: People on topical anti-acne medication who add a moisturiser alongside treatment, in a split-face, double-blind, randomized design for 8 weeks.

  Study limits: All participants used prescription/OTC anti-acne drugs (5% benzoyl peroxide + 0.1% adapalene). TEWL, hydration, sebum, pH and other biophysical measures stayed close between the two creams. This is adjunctive care.

  Source:Efficacy of ceramides and niacinamide-containing moisturizer versus hydrophilic cream in combination with topical anti-acne treatment in mild to moderate acne vulgaris: A split face, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a randomized, double-blind, four-arm crossover study of 51 healthy volunteers with dry skin, an emollient containing glycerol and petrolatum raised corneometry-measured skin moisture significantly above its vehicle (P < 0.0001) over 12 hours. The authors attributed the hydration gain to the glycerol component and the lower water loss to the petrolatum component.

  Who it applies to: Corneometry (skin moisture) and transepidermal water loss over 12 hours after one application.

  Study limits: Measured on the forearms. The significant hydration result comes from the full emollient containing both glycerol and petrolatum.

  Source:Combined effects of glycerol and petrolatum in an emollient cream: A randomized, double-blind, crossover study in healthy volunteers with dry skin
• Skin effect Review article Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  Topical glycerol improves stratum corneum hydration, barrier function and skin mechanical properties. The review also reports reduced irritation response and faster wound healing, and traces the effect to aquaporin-3 transport and to glycerol's own presence in the skin.

  Who it applies to: Leave-on products. The review discusses both healthy skin and skin with dry or barrier-impaired conditions such as atopic dermatitis.

  Study limits: A narrative review. It compiles mechanisms and results from other studies.

  Source:Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
• Skin effect Official ingredient listing Certainty: High Public database

  Glycerin is classified as a humectant in cosmetic ingredient databases: its role in a formula is to hold water.

  Who it applies to: Cosmetic formulas generally. · Ingredient database · GLYCERIN

  Study limits: Skin effect of to the stratum corneum comes from a separate review of the literature. · Ingredient database · GLYCERIN

  Source:PubChemCosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  All five 0.1% hyaluronic acid creams tested, from 50 kDa to 2000 kDa, raised skin hydration and overall elasticity above the vehicle cream applied to the other eye at 60 days.

  Who it applies to: 0.1% hyaluronic acid creams applied twice daily for 60 days to the eye area of women aged 30-60 with periocular wrinkles.

  Study limits: Sixty days, and the vehicle sat on the fellow eye. Hydration and elasticity were read by instruments. The volunteers were women aged 30-60 with eye-area wrinkles.

  Source:Efficacy of cream-based novel formulations of hyaluronic acid of different molecular weights in anti-wrinkle treatment
• How deep it gets In vitro study Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  Hyaluronic acid of 20-300 kDa crossed the stratum corneum in excised human skin, while hyaluronic acid of 1000-1400 kDa remained in the stratum corneum.

  Who it applies to: Excised human skin with intact stratum corneum, measured by Raman micro-imaging after topical application.

  Study limits: One laboratory's imaging study. Three molecular-weight grades were tested. "remains above" describes intact stratum corneum in this ex vivo setup.

  Source:Human skin penetration of hyaluronic acid of different molecular weights as probed by Raman spectroscopy
• Skin effect Brand claim Certainty: Moderate Public database

  Hyaluronic acid and its salt bind water at the skin surface, giving a plumper look immediately after application.

  Who it applies to: Leave-on hydrating products.

  Study limits: The effect is largely surface and temporary. In dry air a humectant. · Finding · Sodium hyaluronate · Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid

  Source:Hyaluronic Acid (CeraVe ingredient page)PubChem
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized cross-over study in people with mild acne, one month of topical linoleic acid reduced the overall size of follicular casts and microcomedones by almost 25% on digital image analysis of cyanoacrylate follicular biopsies.

  Who it applies to: Follicular casts and microcomedones on the face, measured by cyanoacrylate follicular biopsy.

  Study limits: Demographics, or the concentration used; the endpoint is the size of casts. This study measures follicular plugs.

  Source:Digital image analysis of the effect of topically applied linoleic acid on acne microcomedones
• Legal limits Official legal text Certainty: High Primary source

  The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety concluded in 2016 that 2-phenoxyethanol is safe as a preservative at a maximum of 1.0%, which is the limit already set in Annex V/29 of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. It estimated a margin of safety of about 50 for children.

  Who it applies to: Phenoxyethanol used as a preservative in cosmetic products, at or below 1.0%.

  Study limits: The dossier behind the conclusion was submitted by Cosmetics Europe, the industry association, and the committee lowered the default toxicokinetic factor from 4.0 to 1.0 on its way to the 1.0% conclusion. The final opinion kept 1.0%.

  Source:Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) - Final version of the opinion on Phenoxyethanol in cosmetic products
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial of 30 people with two or more solar lentigines, a serum with 10% L-ascorbic acid and 2% phytic acid lowered the pigmentation index of the treated lesions over three months while the vehicle-treated lesions stayed stable (P <= 0.003 from month 1 to month 4). Six adverse events, mostly halo depigmentation, were judged possibly related to the product.

  Who it applies to: Pigmentation index, dermoscopic pigmentation and brightness (L*) of solar lentigines over three months, with two months of follow-up.

  Study limits: The serum combines two actives. Each person applied the product to one side of the body and the vehicle to the other. 30 people, and six halo-depigmentation events were possibly related to the product. The authors call for larger studies.

  Source:A randomized controlled study to evaluate the depigmenting activity of L-ascorbic acid plus phytic acid-serum vs. placebo on solar lentigines

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Formula history

1 version of this formula on record.

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