Renewal Facial Cream

10.0

/ 10

Is it right for me?

Moisturizing

10.0Humectancy10.0Occlusivity

Is it right for me?

Rich

In Antioxidants

Overview

How moisturizing is it? Maximum hydration. Epionce Renewal Facial Cream has the highest possible moisturizing rating of 10 out of 10.

Is it more humectant or occlusive? This is one of the most moisturizing products on the market. It is an extremely potent moisturizer, with maximum Occlusivity and Humectancy.

What else is good about it? Epionce Renewal Facial Cream is rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants are believed to reduce the oxidative stress caused by free radicals, thus preventing accelerated skin aging.

ALCOHOL-FREE
SULFATE-FREE
FRAGRANCE-FREE
PHTHALATE-FREE
PARABEN-FREE
ESSENTIAL OIL-FREE

Score	Ingredient	Origin	Functions
60	Water	Naturally occurring	Formula Helper
9	Petrolatum	Petroleum	Moisturizing (occlusive),Soothing,Emollient,Formula Helper
6	Butylene Glycol	Botanical, Petroleum, Synthetic	Moisturizing (humectant),Fragrance,Formula Helper
4	Glycerin	Botanical, Synthetic, Animal	Moisturizing (humectant),Soothing,Emollient,Fragrance,Formula Helper
3	Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil	Botanical	Moisturizing (occlusive),Antioxidant,Emollient,Fragrance
2.5	Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil	Botanical	Moisturizing (occlusive),Emollient
2	Cyclopentasiloxane	Synthetic	Emollient,Formula Helper
1.5	Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract	Botanical	Moisturizing (humectant),Antioxidant,Anti-pigmentation
1.3	Phoenix Dactylifera (Date) Fruit Extract	Botanical	Emollient,Astringent
1	PPG-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate	Synthetic	Emollient
0.3	Beeswax	Animal	Moisturizing (occlusive),Emollient,Antimicrobial,Fragrance,Formula Helper
0.3	C10-30 Cholesterol/Lanosterol Esters	Synthetic, Animal	Emollient,Formula Helper

Ingredients explained

Water

Score

Function

Solvent

Origin

Naturally occurring

The most used ingredient in skincare. Its concentration defines the product texture: rich creams may have about 50% of water while a light jelly about 90%. Water doesn’t moisturize the skin by itself and is used in skincare as a solvent for other ingredients.

Petrolatum

Score

Function

Moisturizing (occlusive), Soothing, Emollient, Antistatic

Origin

Petroleum

Also known as Vaseline, this is the most powerful occlusive moisturizer and at least twice as effective as other occlusives. This is why we multiply the petrolatum score by 2 when calculating the Occlusivity of the product. Petrolatum is not comedogenic.

Butylene Glycol

Score

Function

Moisturizing (humectant), Fragrance, Solvent, Viscosity controlling

Origin

Botanical, Petroleum, Synthetic

A clear, colorless liquid humectant that draws moisture to the skin. The humectancy of butylene glycol, owed to its two hydroxyl groups, is quite considerable, although not as powerful as glycerin, which contains three hydroxyl groups.

Glycerin

Score

Function

Moisturizing (humectant), Soothing, Emollient, Fragrance, Denaturant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling

Origin

Botanical, Synthetic, Animal

The most popular moisturizing ingredient in the world. It is a powerful humectant – cheap yet very effective. Glycerin also has soothing and anti-irritant properties and is considered to be very safe for use.

Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil

Score

Function

Moisturizing (occlusive), Antioxidant, Emollient, Fragrance

Origin

Botanical

A fatty oil pressed from safflower seeds that is used as an occlusive moisturizer and emollient. It contains unusually high amounts of linoleic acid (up to 70%), as well as antioxidant compounds such as vitamin E, phytosterols, and phenolics.