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Daily protective serum.
We predict Daily protective serum. is likely effective — its key actives are dosed at levels research supports.
Actives pyramid
What's actually in it, ranked by how well it's dosed.
What it does
Evidenced benefit intensity, derived from dosed actives.
The receipt
Every point of this grade, traced to the active, its dose, and the evidence.
Zinc PCA at 13% — strong dose
Above the ~1% where zinc helps regulate sebum and has anti-inflammatory effects.
Glycerin present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~3% dose.
Resveratrol present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~1% dose.
Hyaluronic Acid present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.1% dose.
Squalane present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~1% dose.
Vitamin E present — concentration not disclosed
A recognized active, but without a labeled % we can't confirm it reaches the effective ~0.5% dose.
Pros & cons
The honest tradeoffs.
- Zinc PCA at a strong, research-backed dose (13%)
- Glycerin concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Resveratrol concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Hyaluronic Acid concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Squalane concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
- Vitamin E concentration not disclosed — can't confirm it's effective
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