Dermalactives Triple Power Collagen Moisturizer for skin with dark spots
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A weak match for skin with dark spots; the moisturizers alongside fit it better.
This fit is calculated for the concerns frequently associated with dark spots: hyperpigmentation, sun spots, and uneven skin tone. For scores and recommendations based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
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Lovi Assistant explains
- Offers moderate moisturizing for your normal skin due to glycerin and caprylic capric triglyceride, which hydrate and enhance barrier resilience, but lacks specialized ingredients to target your main goal of pigmentation.
- While glycerin provides general skincare benefits, the formula does not sufficiently address your concerns about pigmentation.
How to apply
- Could be used as part of your AM and PM routine. Start using it 3 times a week and move to daily use if your skin likes it.
- Apply this moisturizer after your cleanser and toner, right before your morning SPF.
- Gently press a small amount of the moisturizer into your skin. Avoid rubbing it too hard so it absorbs nicely.
- For the best moisture, you can apply it when your skin is slightly damp. This helps your skin stay soft and happy.
- Remember to avoid the eye area when applying. Always do a patch test before your first use.
People Say
★4.5Overall rating based on 3.2k+ reviewsBased on a very large amount of data, users frequently praise this moisturizer for its rich, creamy texture and its ability to deeply hydrate dry skin, leaving it smoother and softer. A significant number of users also appreciate its pleasant scent and quick absorption. However, a high frequency of reviews indicate that the product is considered vastly overpriced for its value, and some users reported a lack of visible results or experienced packaging issues.
Highlights
Deep hydration Often Mentioned
- “works wonderfully for dry skin”
- “maximum hydration”
- “skin stays soft all day”
Texture and feel Often Mentioned
- “creamy but soft”
- “goes on smooth”
- “feels so good on my skin”
Price vs. value Often Mentioned
- “vastly overpriced”
- “inflated box value”
- “not worth the retail price”
Absorption Sometimes Noted
- “goes to work immediately”
- “absorbs fully”
- “soaks in well”
Scent Sometimes Noted
- “smells amazing”
- “fresh scent”
- “nice light fragrance”
Lack of results Sometimes Noted
- “made no difference”
- “just an average lotion”
- “didn't see anti-aging benefits”
Packaging issues Rarely Noted
- “came broken”
- “won't pump”
- “pump stopped working”
Potential irritation Rarely Noted
- “caused breakout”
- “allergic reaction”
- “skin felt irritated”
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Questions and answers
Why is Dermalactives Triple Power Collagen Moisturizer a weak match for skin with dark spots?
This moisturizer is a weak match because it lacks specialized ingredients to target dark spots, offering only basic hydration for your skin. A product of this type needs effective brightening ingredients that align with your pigmentation goals while keeping your skin soft and smooth.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Life, 2023
Which ingredients make this cream a poor fit for skin with dark spots?
This cream is a weak match for dark spots because it lacks specialized brightening ingredients to target your main goal of pigmentation. To properly care for this skin, a moisturizing treatment needs effective brightening ingredients and soothing components that provide relevant benefits for pigmentation without any risk of irritation.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Life, 2023
What does Water do for skin with dark spots?
Water is unlikely to directly reduce dark spots on its own, but staying properly hydrated helps maintain overall skin health and supports the skin barrier. To effectively target dark spots, your skincare routine also needs specialized antioxidant substances and brightening ingredients like niacinamide.
What does Glycerin do for skin with dark spots?
Glycerin helps keep dry skin hydrated and supports a healthy skin barrier, which makes skin feel soft and smooth. While it does not directly fade dark spots on its own, it is often added to spot-fading products to keep the skin comfortable while other ingredients work.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017Acta Dermato-venereologica, 2017
Where does this cream go in a skincare routine for skin with dark spots?
This cream goes in your morning routine after a hydrating toner and before your sunscreen, and in your evening routine as the final step after your treatment. Because this product lacks specialized ingredients to target your main goal of pigmentation, a moisturizer for this skin needs brightening ingredients like vitamin C or niacinamide to help fade dark spots.
Can I use this cream with retinol, and in what order?
You can use this moisturizing treatment with retinol to help keep your skin soft and comfortable, applying it after your retinol absorbs. Using a barrier-enhancing moisturizer helps reduce the dryness and irritation that often come with retinol use.
How often should I use this cream?
You can use this moisturizing treatment twice daily to help keep your skin soft and hydrated. A moisturizer for skin with dark spots needs brightening active ingredients and targeted treatments to effectively fade discoloration.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020Health Science Reports, 2021
Can this cream clog pores, cause breakouts or purging for skin with dark spots?
This cream is unlikely to clog pores or cause breakouts for your skin, though it does not target your dark spots. A product for this skin needs specialized brightening ingredients to fade dark spots while keeping your skin soft and smooth.
Can I use this cream around the eyes or on my body?
You can use this moisturizing treatment on your body and around the eyes, though the skin on the body is generally thicker than the very thin skin in the eye area. The formula may help keep these areas soft and hydrated, but skin of this type needs specialized brightening ingredients and targeted treatments to address dark spots.
Is this cream fragrance-free and alcohol-free?
Yes, it has no fragrance and no drying alcohol. Cetearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol, which soften the skin.
What the research says
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, 2017Topical application of an emollient emulsion containing 15.0% caprylic/capric triglyceride doubled the amount of urocanic acid isomers and increased skin hydration with reduced transepidermal water loss in healthy subjects, though it did not prevent ultraviolet-induced urocanic acid isomerization.
Life, 2023The 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, 2020Ten 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, 2001Niacinamide/glycerin body moisturizers provided better rapid and prolonged improvement of cosmetic xerosis through functional improvement of stratum corneum barrier function compared to no treatment and conventional moisturizers in female subjects.
Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2012Topical application of TAC/Collagen postbiotics gel improved skin moisture score and inflammation index, and reduced porphyrins and brown spots in 20 volunteers with acne vulgaris.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2022Topical collagen tripeptide application improved skin wrinkles, elasticity, and density while reducing advanced glycated end products in 22 Asian women over 4 weeks.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022Marine collagen extracted from Greenland halibut skin showed a non-cytotoxic effect on fibroblast cells and provided a slight skin hydration effect when incorporated into cosmetic hydrogel formulations at dosages of 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5% in 23 healthy volunteers.
Marine Drugs, 2023
Why other moisturizers fit skin with dark spots better
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, 2002Topical oxidized glutathione significantly decreases the skin melanin index and improves moisture content, smoothness, wrinkle formation, and elasticity compared to placebo in healthy women.
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2014Topical application of Lactobacillus plantarum-GMNL6 enhanced collagen synthesis and SPTSSA gene expression while reducing melanin synthesis, Staphylococcus aureus biofilm, and Cutibacterium acnes proliferation, leading to clinical improvements in skin moisture, color, spots, wrinkles, UV spots, and porphyrins in human volunteers.
International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Collagen, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin
Behind this fit score
Lovi calculates every fit score from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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