Shiseido Benefiance Wrinkle Smoothing Cream Enriched for skin with dark spots

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What the research says

• Niacinamide significantly decreased hyperpigmentation and increased skin lightness compared with vehicle alone after 4 weeks of use in women by inhibiting melanosome transfer.

  The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

• Topical post-laser application of human adipocyte-derived mesenchymal stem cell media combined with niacinamide significantly improved wrinkle index, melanin index, patient satisfaction, and investigator esthetic improvement scores compared to vehicle cream in patients with aging skin.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021

• Topical low-dose green tea extract reduces UVB-induced p53 expression and apoptosis in human skin keratinocytes compared to placebo.

  Experimental Dermatology, 2009

• Treatment with a cream containing 10% Laminaria japonica extract increased skin hydration by 14.44% and reduced transepidermal water loss to about 20% of control levels over an 8-hour period on human forearms.

  Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2013

• Topical nicotinamide prevented solar-simulated UV-induced immunosuppression in healthy volunteers, and men experienced immunosuppression at solar-simulated UV doses three times lower than those required for women.

  The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2008

• Topical 5% niacinamide applied twice daily for 12 weeks reduced fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmented spots, red blotchiness, and skin sallowness, and improved skin elasticity compared to vehicle control in 50 female white subjects with facial photoaging.

  Dermatologic Surgery, 2005

• Topical 2% niacinamide significantly decreased sebum excretion rate in Japanese individuals and casual sebum levels in Caucasian individuals compared to placebo or baseline.

  Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, 2006

• A single application of a moisturizing fluid containing hyaluronic acid 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract significantly increased skin hydration by 29% and reduced transepidermal water loss at 24 hours compared to baseline and an untreated control site in twenty healthy women.

  Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

• The emollient V0034CR significantly reduced TEWL compared to vehicle and vehicle plus glycerol, and significantly increased corneometry scores compared to vehicle and vehicle plus petrolatum in healthy volunteers with dry skin, demonstrating combined barrier function improvement from petrolatum and hydration improvement from glycerol.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

• Ten days of treatment with a cream containing 20% glycerin significantly increased skin hydration measured by corneometer values in 17 healthy volunteers compared to a placebo cream, but showed no influence on transepidermal water loss or skin sensitivity to an irritating surfactant.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2001

• Wearing an N95 mask alone compared to using dimethicone cream or hydrocolloid dressing caused more adverse skin reactions among 73 military health care workers, with no significant differences in fit test failure rates between groups.

  Military Medicine, 2024

• Treatment with a moisturizer containing dimethicone and glycerine increased epidermal thickness by 0.019 mm, improved barrier function by decreasing transepidermal water loss by 13%, decreased melanin intensity, and induced keratins 6 and 16 in fifteen women with moderately photoaged forearms.

  Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 2007

• Externally applied substances such as ceramides, hyaluronic acid, licorice extracts, dimethicone, petrolatum, and paraffin wax treat skin disease resulting from damage to the skin barrier.

  Clinics in Dermatology, 2012

Ingredients

Water, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Nylon-12, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sd Alcohol 40-B Alcohol Denat, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Glyceryl Stearate, Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, Beheneth-20, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Erythritol, Peg Ppg-14 7 Dimethyl Ether, Peg Ppg-17 4 Dimethyl Ether, Hdi Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Trisodium Edta, Potassium Hydroxide, Citric Acid, Caffeine, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Metabisulfite, Sodium Metaphosphate, Iron Oxides Ci 77492, Ppg-3 Dipivalate, Linalool, Tocopherol, Sapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract, Limonene, Citronellol, Silica, Geraniol, Angelica Keiskei Stem Extract Leaf, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Citrus Junos Seed Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Eucheuma Serra Grateloupia Sparsa Saccharina Angustata Ulva Linza Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Curcuma Longa Extract Rhizome, Saccharina Angustata Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Chlorella Vulgaris Extract

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