Hello forum members and guests!
I have a some questions for you all to respond and hopefully we can have a nice discussion about the topic.
Have any of you heard or or used the Elcos Anti-Aging Cellular Activator Face Serum? I am intrigued by this product due to the inclusion of the particular ingredient: Malus Domestica (Apple) Fruit Cell Culture. If you have tried the product, please let me know how you reacted to the product. Did it provide any noticeable benefit(s) short and long term?
Are any of you aware of any research behind (apple) stem cell and skin care benefits? If so, please share with me!
Based on the ingredient list (below), there are several essential oils that can be problematic to sensitive skin type due to their fragrant properties. Plus, the preservative, phenoxyethanol, is really high up in the list, which can be a bad thing, too. However, some good features, besides the supposedly beneficial apple stem cells, to this product is antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as green tea, chamomile, tumeric, willow bark, etc. Also, it contain glycerin and hyaluronic acid, which is good for water retention. I want to say that the palmitoyl tetrapeptide 7 is useless in this product because its amount is minute.
Here is the ingredient list: Purified Water, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture, Palmitoyl Glycine, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid (A Preservative), Glycerin, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Seed Extract, Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Centella Asiatica (Gotu Kola) Extract, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Symphytum Officinale (Comfrey) Leaf Extract, Salix Alba (Willow Bark) Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E), Panathenol (Vitamin B5), Amyris Balsamifera (West Indian Rosewood) Bark Oil, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Oil, Cananga Odorata (Ylang Ylang) Oil, Cymbopogon Martini (Palma Rosa) Oil, Elettaria Cardamomum (Cardamon) Seed Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Sodium Hydroxide, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide 7, Polysorbate 20, Hydroxyetheylcellulose, Allantoin (Comfrey Root), Carbomer, Polyacryamide, C13 14 Isoparaffin, Laureth 7, Butylene Glycol
I want to buy the product and try it. We'll see.