Trader Joe's Watermelon Overnight Face Mask for oily acne-prone skin

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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, 2017

• A combination of dermapen and glycolic acid peel significantly decreased acne scar grades and resulted in higher patient satisfaction compared to either monotherapy in 30 patients.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2019

• Glycolic acid, salicylic acid, gluconolactone, and licochalcone A combined with 0.1% adapalene showed no hindrance compared to adapalene monotherapy and provided benefits in reducing complications in 25 subjects with mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris.

  Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2019

• Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx aqueous extract decreased ultraviolet B-induced reactive oxygen species, reduced matrix metalloproteinase expression, increased tissue inhibition of metalloproteinase-1, enhanced collagen content, and blocked melanin production pathway factors in skin fibroblasts without cytotoxicity.

  Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2020

• Coniferyl alcohol derived from seed watermelon promoted linoleic acid-stimulated lipogenesis by approximately 2.2-fold at 300 µM and increased total lipid content in SZ95 sebocytes compared to controls.

  Molecules, 2025

• Squalane at 0.005-0.015% counteracts UVA-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and collagen metabolism inhibition while stimulating fibroblast migration in human dermal fibroblasts.

  Molecules, 2025

• Plant-derived squalane protected human dermal fibroblasts against UVA-induced damage by counteracting ROS formation, suppressing apoptosis-related proteins p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and PARP, and restoring the pro-survival p-Akt/mTOR pathway.

  Antioxidants, 2025

• Topical application of 0.1% hyaluronic acid formulations of different molecular weights led to significant improvements in skin hydration and elasticity, with low-molecular-weight formulations also significantly reducing wrinkle depth in seventy-six female subjects compared to a vehicle control.

  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2011

• Topical application of hyaluronic acid in conjunction with free gingival graft significantly reduced donor site postoperative pain until day 7 compared to normal saline, with no significant differences in graft dimensions or patient satisfaction.

  Clinical Oral Investigations, 2022

• Treatment with a hyaluronic acid-containing mouth rinse or topical gel led to significant lesion reduction, pain relief, and normalization of lesion color in adult patients with minor recurrent aphthous stomatitis, with the gel formulation showing an earlier healing onset at 3 days.

  BMC Oral Health, 2019

• Repeated short-contact 70% glycolic acid peels provided superior results in atrophic acne scars compared to daily low-strength glycolic acid cream or placebo in 58 women over 24 weeks.

  International Journal of Dermatology, 2000

• Serial glycolic acid peels combined with a modified Kligman formula significantly reduced facial PIH severity in Indian patients compared to the modified Kligman formula alone.

  Dermatologic Surgery, 2017

• Hibiscus syriacus ethanolic extract stimulated fibronectin and collagen synthesis, fibroblast contractility, and wound healing activity in human skin cells and explants, while increasing skin hydration gene expression.

  BioMed Research International, 2017

• Polydeoxyribonucleotide derived from Hibiscus sabdariffa callus at 5 μg/mL promoted wound healing and upregulated related genes and proteins in human keratinocytes.

  Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2024

• Water extracts from Roselle leaves and callus cells exhibited different biochemical components, transcriptome profiles, and effects on human skin cells, with the callus extract demonstrating anti-melanogenic, skin barrier, and antioxidant activities, while the plant extract affected angiogenesis, oxidation-reduction, and glycolysis.

  International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023

Why other nourishing masks fit oily acne-prone skin better

• A panthenol-enriched mask improved skin hydration, regulated sebum, and reduced redness and TEWL across dry sensitive, oily sensitive, and oily acne skin subgroups with excellent tolerance and no adverse reactions.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024

Ingredients

Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Watermelon Fruit Water, Squalane, Dimethicone, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Watermelon Seed Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Extract, Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica Seed Extract Leaf Coffee Seed Extract Leaf, Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract Apricot Fruit Extract, Jasmine Leaf Extract Flower, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Lemon Peel Extract, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Grapefruit Fruit Extract, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, Watermelon Fruit Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycolic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan Oleate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Vp Copolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Linalool, Hexyl Cinnamal, Citral, Limonene

Behind this fit score

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