ILIA Beauty vs Sand & Sky

Questions and answers

Research behind their key ingredients

• Benefits of topical hyaluronic acid for skin quality and signs of skin aging: From literature review to clinical evidence

  Sodium hyaluronate · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

• Treatment of acne with a combination of propolis, tea tree oil, and Aloe vera compared to erythromycin cream: two double-blind investigations

  Aloe barbadensis leaf juice · Clinical Pharmacology, 2018

• Design, characterization, and clinical evaluation of argan oil nanostructured lipid carriers to improve skin hydration

  Argania spinosa kernel oil · International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2014

• The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study

  Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017

• Quaternized carboxymethyl chitosan/organic montmorillonite nanocomposite as a novel cosmetic ingredient against skin aging

  Bentonite · Carbohydrate Polymers, 2017

• Efficacy of a topical gel containing chitosan, chlorhexidine, allantoin and dexpanthenol for pain and inflammation control after third molar surgery: A randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial

  Allantoin · Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal, 2020

• High molecular compounds (polysaccharides and proanthocyanidins) from Hamamelis virginiana bark: influence on human skin keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation and influence on irritated skin

  Witch hazel bark extract · Phytochemistry, 2001

• Botulinum toxin injection as a single or combined treatment with non-cross-linked high molecular weight and low molecular weight hyaluronic acid gel for neck rejuvenation: A randomized clinical trial

  Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Dermatologic Therapy, 2022

• Efficacy and Tolerability of Stable Hybrid Cooperative Complexes of High- and Low-Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid in Asian Patients: An Open-Label Study

  Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2026

• Safety assessment on comedogenicity of dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate in Asian subjects: A double-blind randomized controlled trial

  Vitamin e tocopheryl acetate · Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021

• Efficacy and safety of combination cream of stimu-tex AS™ (spent grain wax, Argania Spinosa Kernel oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea butter) extract), and saccharide isomerate after fractional CO2 laser procedure: split-face, double blinded, randomized controlled trial

  Argania spinosa kernel oil · Lasers in Medical Science, 2025

• The Therapeutic Effects of a Bentonite-Based Facial Mask With Alcea sulphurea Extract on Acne Severity and Patient Experience: Add-On Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

  Bentonite · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025

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