no shared good studies giving proof of the efficacy of their magic algae ingredients that they claim does all kinds of wonderful things, etc.
I just checked out the ingredients on a sample I received with a nordstrom order, for their "the moisturizing soft cream" which sells for $85 for a half ounce. (I knew in advance that I couldn't use it, as a quick glance showed dimethicone, which I can't use on/near my face; but I thought my sister might get a kick out of trying it.)
while it does contain bits of some ingredients (all available in less costly items) that are known to be beneficial, looking at the whole list made me cringe at the price vs. content. a handful of the top dozen or so ingredients are silicones (if you can use them, they're a great inexpensive way to give the illusion that skin is smoother), then there's petrolatum (think vaseline), hydrogenated vegetable oil (mm, crisco), and shea butter (I like it a lot, but even really good ones are pretty inexpensive). and this stuff comes in a tub; so there will at least be repeated air exposure which can cause the active ingredients to be less effective.
Algae (Seaweed) Extract, Cyclopentasiloxane, Petrolatum, Glyceryl Distearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Cholesterol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Steareth-10, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Polysilicone-11, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Seed Powder, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seedcake, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Seed Meal, Eucalyptus Globulus (Eucalyptus) Leaf Oil, Sodium Gluconate, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium Gluconate, Zinc Gluconate, Tocopheryl Succinate, Niacin, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Powder, Water, Citrus Aurantifolia (Lime) Peel Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Crithmum Maritimum Extract, Salicornia Herbacea Extract, Plankton Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Glycerin, Caffeine, Sea Salt, Micrococcus Lysate, Diethylhexyl Succinate, Adenosine Phosphate, Creatine, Hydrolyzed Algin, Isocetyl Stearoyl Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Sucrose, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Glucose Oxidase, Polyacrylamide, Acetyl Carnitine HCL, Glucose, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tocopheryl Acetate Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sodium PCA, Glycosaminoglycans, Urea, Distearyldimonium Chloride, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Sodium Hyaluronate, Laureth-7, Lecithin, Trehalose, Polyquaternium-51, Lactoperoxidase, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Cyanocobalamin, Pentylene Glycol, Fragrance (Parfum), Disodium EDTA, BHT, Citronellol, Hydroxycitronellal, Geraniol, Linalool, Limonene, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol
pasting this had me see there's fragrance and some other known-skin irritants included, too. I'd bet they have some spendy soothing potions to address that! ;p
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