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Retinal Infusion MLV5 Serum
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Africology Skincare & Spa
Aloe Ferox Serum+19 on ingredient safety
30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Also screened, nothing found: ECHA SVHC Candidate List · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · IARC Monographs
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Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust48 of 49 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 48 of 49 listed ingredients; 1 is uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
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- Water
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Isopentyldiol
- Pentylene Glycol
- Heptyl Undecylenate
- Stearic Acid
- Propanediol
- Glyceryl Stearate
- Hydroxyethyl Urea
- Glyceryl Glucoside
- Bakuchiol
- Squalane
- Trehalose
- Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
- Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
- Behenyl Alcohol
- Glycerinhumectant
- Sodium Olivoyl Glutamate
- Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
- Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Tocopherol
- Illicium Verum Fruit Extract
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Glyceryl Oleate
- Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
- Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
- Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Caprylyl Glycol
- Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
- Cholesterolbarrier lipid
- Betaine
- Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate
- Brassica Campestris Sterols
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Silica
- Adenosine
- Aluminum/Magnesium Hydroxide Stearate
- Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract
- Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Nephelium Lappaceum Peel Extract
- Butylene Glycol
- Sorbitan Isostearate
- Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
No data in our sources (1)
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What these ingredient tags mean (2)
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humectantSodium Hyaluronate, Glycerin
- Sodium Hyaluronate: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.
- Glycerin: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
barrier lipidCholesterol
- Cholesterol: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.