Clarins Super Restorative Décolleté and Neck Concentrate for mature skin

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What the research says

• A formulation combining 4-hexylresorcinol and niacinamide significantly improved hyperpigmentation, skin tone, fine lines, wrinkles, and firmness compared to niacinamide alone in Chinese subjects without adverse events.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2022

• A topical cream containing retinol 0.5% in combination with niacinamide, resveratrol, and hexylresorcinol improved all efficacy endpoints including fine lines, radiance, smoothness, hyperpigmentation, and wrinkles in 25 subjects with photodamaged and aging skin over 10 weeks.

  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2016

• Topically applied Avena sativa and Avena Rhealba oatmeal extracts significantly reduced skin irritation parameters including a* parameter increase and blood flow increase compared to vehicle in 12 healthy individuals subjected to the sodium lauryl sulfate irritation model.

  Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology, 2002

• Colloidal oat extracts diminished pro-inflammatory cytokines in vitro and colloidal oat lotion improved skin dryness, scaling, roughness, and itch intensity in healthy female subjects compared to baseline.

  Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2015

• A multiple W/O/W emulsion containing Rosmarinus officinalis L., Avena sativa L., and Linum usitatissimum L. extracts showed no irritant, phototoxic, inflammatory, or allergenic potential in human skin models and patch tests, establishing its safety as a cosmetic base.

  Pharmaceutics, 2021

• A combination cream of stimu-tex AS and saccharide isomerate reduced erythema, increased skin capacitance, and reduced transepidermal water loss compared to placebo in 20 subjects after fractional CO2 laser procedure without causing serious adverse events.

  Lasers in Medical Science, 2025

• A skin barrier restoring cream with shea butter, silkflo, and vitamin E increased type I procollagen synthesis, enhanced antioxidant enzyme activity, decreased reactive oxygen species generation, and promoted hyaluronic acid production in H2O2-stimulated human keratinocyte cells compared to untreated cells.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2025

• Topical 1% hexylresorcinol is equivalent to 2% hydroquinone in significantly reducing the appearance of facial and hand pigmentation in healthy female participants over 12 weeks, with both treatments showing no adverse effects.

  Archives of Dermatological Research, 2023

• A novel triple-active cosmetic formulation containing 4-hexylresorcinol, retinyl propionate, and niacinamide improved the visual appearance of photoageing similarly to 0.02% tretinoin and reversed a consensus gene signature associated with ageing in female adults while causing less skin irritation.

  International Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2024

• A topical formulation containing hexylresorcinol, silymarin, 20% vitamin C, and 5% vitamin E prevented UVB-induced photodamage in skin explants and produced clinical improvements in brightening, evenness, lines, and global appearance in 42 female subjects over 12 weeks.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020

• A repair cream containing Rhealba oat plantlets extract, l-ALA-l-GLU dipeptide, and hyaluronic acid provided immediate relief and was judged by doctors as good or very good in 96.8% of cases for wound healing in 2,363 patients following dermatological acts.

  Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2018

• Colloidal oat increased the growth rate, metabolism, and lactic acid production of Staphylococcus epidermidis compared to Staphylococcus aureus in vitro, matching clinical increases in lactic acid on dry skin after 6 weeks of lotion use.

  Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2021

• A dermocosmetic product containing oat plantlet sap and Garcinia mangostana extract reduced retentional and inflammatory acne lesions by 21% and 35% respectively after 2 months in 54 subjects with mild-to-moderate acne.

  Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2024

• Treatment of immortalized human keratinocytes with Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2 increased cell stiffness across its concentration range, while Acetyl Hexapeptide-50 increased stiffness at 0.05 µg/ml but decreased it at 0.5 and 5 µg/ml compared to untreated controls.

  International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2018

• Topical application of an antioxidant serum containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented particulate matter-induced degradation of extracellular matrix components, inflammation, and oxidative stress in the skin of 15 female volunteers compared to untreated controls.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025

• Dermatological products containing d-alpha tocopheryl acetate showed non-comedogenic potential with less than a 50% increase in microcomedones in 12 healthy male subjects compared to octyl palmitate.

  Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021

• Topical application of an antioxidant mix containing 15% ascorbic acid, 0.5% ferulic acid, and 1% tocopherol prevented PM and UV-induced skin barrier perturbation, lipid peroxidation, inflammatory markers, MMP9 activation, and Type I collagen loss in 15 healthy females compared to untreated exposed skin.

  Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2024

Ingredients

Water, Coco-Caprylate Caprate, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Isononyl Isononanoate, Glycerin, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter Shea Butter, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Isotridecyl Isonononate, Pentylene Glycol, Stearyl Heptanoate, Caprylic Capric Triglyceride, C14-22 Alcohols, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, Parfum, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Dimethicone Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Bisabolol, Hexylresorcinol, C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract Oat Kernel Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Cetearyl Glucoside, Disodium Edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dimethiconol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Silica, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Harungana Madagascariensis Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract Sunflower Extract, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Olea Europaea Fruit Extract Olive Fruit Extract, Steareth-20, Thermus Thermophillus Ferment, Cistus Monspeliensis Extract, Lapsana Communis Stem Extract Flower Leaf, Potassium Sorbate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Ci 14700 Red 4, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-2, Dextran

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