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Odacite Ac+R | Youthful Glow

Odacite
Ac+R | Youthful Glow

An ultra-strength antioxidant serum, Odacité’s Youthful Glow Serum Concentrate helps fortify the fabric of more mature skin – smoothing and firming, with a potent blend of cold-pressed virgin acai fruit, and gloriously scented rose damascena flower oils. Lauded as a ‘superfood’, acai berry boasts one of the world’s highest natural antioxidant potencies, and the intensely active oil used in Odacité’s ‘Youthful Glow’ formula, addresses virtually all common aspects of skin ageing; tone, texture, elasticity, firmness and fine lines.
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Ingredients overview

Odacite Ac+R | Youthful Glow
Ingredients explained

Euterpe Oleracea (Acai) Oil
Also-called: Acai Oil;Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Oil

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Rosa Damascena (Rose) Flower Oil - icky
Also-called: Damask Rose Flower Oil | What-it-does: antioxidant, perfuming, antimicrobial/antibacterial

We are big fans of all kinds of roses as ornamental plants but when it comes to skincare, it is a mixed bag. Before we list out the good and the not so good, here is an interesting thing. 

The oil content in rose is very, very low so distilling rose essential oil requires huge amounts of rose flowers. It has such a wonderful scent that there are no comparable synthetic alternatives. You can probably guess that this means rose essential oil is expensive.... very very expensive. 

So the good things: thanks to its wonderful scent the high-end perfume industry loves rose oil. Also, we (humans :)) love rose oil. We love its scent so much that it can heal headaches, depression, stress, and even grief. 

Rose oil contains more than 95 compounds, among them flavonoids, anthocyanins, vitamin C, and quercetin that are all known for their medicinal properties and great antioxidant effects. Similar to many other essential oils, it has antimicrobial properties too. 

Now, the not-so-good thing? Out of the 95 compounds, the major ones are citronellol and geraniol, fragrant components that might irritate sensitive skin.

 

Citrus Aurantium Amara (Neroli) Flower/​Leaf Oil

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Jasminum Sambac (Jasmine) Flower Oil

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Jasminum Grandiflorum (Jasmine) Flower Oil

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Flower Oil - icky
Also-called: Ylang Ylang Essential Oil | What-it-does: perfuming

Sweet, exotic and floral, it’ no surprise that Ylang Ylang is a popular essential oil. It is coming from the yellow, fragrant flowers of the Cananga tree native to tropical Asia and, similar to other essential oils, it is a chemically complex mixture with several pros and cons. 

Unfortunately, these are a bit tricky to pin down as the composition varies largely depending on where it is sourced, how the oil is extracted and the grade of it that is used in the product, but we’ll do our best!

Let’s start with the easy stuff.  The main components are fragrant molecules, including super common linalool (1-19%), benzyl benzoate (2-10%) and several others adding up to a max amount of 37.6% of EU sensitizers. The most expensive Extra grade is the most fragrant (has more benzyl acetate and cresyl methyl ether) and is used in high-end perfumes, while the First and Second grades are less fragrant, and used mainly in cosmetics.   

Other than smelling nice and making cosmetic formulas also smell nice, Ylang Ylang might have some antimicrobial and antioxidant benefits and also works as an insect repellent. Its nice smell is also commonly known as being relaxing and calming (also backed up by a few recent studies), but it is an aromatherapy use case (when inhaled) so this probably does not count much skincare-wise. 

On the other hand, the nice smell also means allergen fragrant components and 37.6% of EU sensitizers counts as quite high and the oil is considered to have high skin sensitization potential. It is a good idea to avoid if your skin is sensitive.

Litsea Cubeba Fruit Oil
What-it-does: perfuming

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Vanillosmopsis Erythropappa (Bisabolol) Wood Oil

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Canarium Luzonicum (Elemi) Gum Oil
Also-called: Elemi Resin Essential Oil | What-it-does: perfuming

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Cedrus Atlantica (Cedar) Wood Oil
What-it-does: perfuming

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Vitamin E (Tocopherols) Oil - goodie
Also-called: Vitamin E;Tocopherol | What-it-does: antioxidant | Irritancy: 0-3 | Comedogenicity: 0-3
  • Primary fat-soluble antioxidant in our skin
  • Significant photoprotection against UVB rays
  • Vit C + Vit E work in synergy and provide great photoprotection
  • Has emollient properties
  • Easy to formulate, stable and relatively inexpensive
Read all the geeky details about Tocopherol here >>

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