October 26, 2015

Now Solutions Vitamin D-3 Cream



Pricing/Packaging:

 

8-10$ for 118ml (4fl.oz). Simple opaque squeeze tube. I didn't have any problems with the packaging. Even though it is quite plain looking, it is well made.

Ingredients:

 

Water, Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Leaf Gel, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Shea Butter, d-Alpha Tocopherol (Vit E), Cetearyl Alcohol/Cetearyl Glucoside, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Aquaxyl, Vegetable Glycerine, Stearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetyl Palmitate, Phospholipids (from soy lecithin), Glucose/glucose oxidase/Lactoperoxidase, Betaine Anhydrous (Trimethylglycine) (TMG), Jojoba Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Cholecalciferol (Vit D-3), Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vit C), Retinyl Palmitate (Vit A), d-Panthenol, Squalane, Satsuma Orange Aroma, Hydroxylated Soy Lecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Citric acid.


Excellent (very beneficial ingredients, proven research)
Good (mostly beneficial ingredients, not extensive research available or just not quite outstanding properties)
OK (mostly thickeners, emulsifiers, mild preservatives, pH adjusters, all that is necessary formulation wise, but not a skincare per se) 
Bad (anything that shouldn't be in skincare, irritants and fragrance)

Ingredients Discussion:

October 15, 2015

Andalou Naturals Turmeric + C Enlighten Serum




Packaging/Pricing:

20-25$ for 30ml (1fl.oz). This serum comes in a tinted plastic pump bottle, which feels neither luxurious nor cheap, but serves its purpose well.

Ingredients:

Aloe Barbadensis Juice, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Oil, Vegetable Glycerin, Cyamopsis Tetragonolobus (Guar) Gum, Fruit Stem Cells (Malus Domestica, Solar Vitis) and Bioactive 8 Berry Complex, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Extract, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vit C), Tocopherol (Vit E), Lauric Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitis Vinifera (Grape Seed) Polyphenols, Borago Officinalis (Borage) Oil, Rosa Canina (Rosehip) Oil, Glyceryl Monolaurate, Linum Usitatissiumum (Flax) Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Oil, Camelia Sinensis (White Tea) Extract, Laminaria Digitata (Kelp) Extract, Allantoin, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Phenethyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil.