Madara review for the Time Miracle advanced anti-aging night cream.
Packaging
An airless dispenser holds Madara’s anti-aging night cream fresh from light and dipping of dirty fingers. Not sure what about the packaging of this cream (or other Madara organic skin care) is particularly eco-friendly, but on their website it says: “You can be sure that all the substances and methods used in MADARA’s production unit are environmentally friendly. We even clean our production units and office with an ecological MADARA cleaning agent.”
I do find the concept of this brand, the colors and the logo very attractive.
Texture
Madara Tine Miracle advanced anti-aging night cream is white and creamy. It’s really enjoyable to use, sinks into the skin fast and does not leave any greasy residue – at all! I suppose at night one can do without a protective layer but even just regarding hydration I’m wondering if this is enough, so fast as the cream is absorbed. I’ve only just gotten to know Madara’s Time Miracle anti-aging night cream and have yet to see what the long-term effect is on my skin. Waking up in the morning, my skin looks matte and feels a little dry, but very soft – almost like paper. If that makes any sense to you. I’m debating whether the nourishment of this cream is actually enough for my skin, and that’s a first. Am I approaching the age where certain anti-aging skin care isn’t even enough now? But I’m only in my early thirties! The ingredients of Madara organic skin care are supposed to be very potent, so maybe all that goodness is going straight into the skin. Leaving it feeling extremely soft and… naked. All in all, I’m intrigued by Madara’s Time Miracle organic night cream’s texture. It’s too soon to say more about the long(er) term effects on my skin.
Scent
Beautiful. Grassy, potent and fresh. Can’t really compare the scent of this organic anti-aging night cream to anything else. It smells like freshly cut grass, although it’s perhaps a bit more aromatic and less straight-forward than just plain cut grass.
Ingredients
Ingredients, INCI: Betula Alba (Birch) Juice*, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil*, Alcohol, Squalane, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Glycerin***, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Galium Verum (Madara) Extract*, Glyceryl Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Hippophae Rhamnoides(Sea-buckthorn) Fruit Extract*, Trifolium Pratense (Red Clower) Flower Extract*, Humulus Lupulus (Hop) Cone Extract*, Alchemilla Vulgaris (Ladys Mantle)Extract*, Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail) Extract*, Sodium PCA, Betaine, Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline, Chitin, Beta-glucan, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Zinc PCA, Copper PCA, Aroma** Citronellol** Geraniol**Linalool**.
* Ingredients from organic agriculture. ** From natural essential oils. *** Made from organic ingredients.
The first ingredients are Madara’s famous birch juice, which they use instead of water, and jojoba oil. Formulating organic skin care without water is actually one of Madara’s key points.
This organic anti-aging night cream is not alcohol free, as you can see. Alcohol is such a controversial ingredient in skin care. Many organic skin care lines use it (Dr. Hauschka and Weleda for example), often as part of their preservation system, which is probably Madara’s case as well.
Some skin care experts say alcohol disrupts the skin’s protective barrier and therefor makes skin age faster. Others believe it’s not bad at all. Most European organic skin care lines seem to be very fond of natural/organic alcohol. Personally I don’t think I’ve experienced any direct issues related to alcohol in all-natural or organic skin care products. I know my skin has reacted badly to the sum of all the junk in main-stream products. Everyone’s skin is different. Having a choice, I guess it makes sense to go for something without. 😉 In the US, the best organic skin care line without alcohol I can recommend is Annmarie Gianni.
From the reply of a biochemist on a forum, I concluded that Dipalmitoyl Hydroxyproline is a plant-derived ingredient, but only if you consider every single thing on earth plant-derived. By this she implied that it’s not all that natural, or at least it has been heavily processed, depending on how you fill in the term ‘natural’. Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate is one of those ingredients for which there is close to no data on ewg.org. It’s a plant-derived emulsifyer. Looking at the name, you would think it could contain traces of 1.4 dioxane, due to the way it was processed. Not entirely sure what to think of this. It’s a known fact that if substances have been processed with other substances and only traces of the latter remain in the final product, a label is not required to list those ‘traces’. As for now, I don’t know enough about the company to trust Madara and I’m not sure how I feel about this ingredient. Emailed Madara with my question, waiting to hear back.
What I like about Madara’s Time Miracle Advanced Anti-Aging Night Cream
- Love the fragrance, a very unique ‘green’ scent.
- Texture is nice and creamy.
- Sinks in very fast, leaving the skin matte.
- Smooth and plump looking skin in the morning.
What I like less about Madara’s Time Miracle Advanced Anti-Aging Night Cream
I have doubts about the processing of a few of the ingredients. They are plant derived for sure, but I’m not entirely sure whether the way in which these substances have been processed leaves them with traces of for example 1.4 dioxane, a carcinogen. The way in which the ingredients are explained on Madara’s website is great, but doesn’t give much in depth information.
Final thoughts & other Organic Skin care Reviews
Well, to end this Madara review for the Time Miracle anti-aging night cream, I have to say I’m still on the fence about purchasing a large size. It would be nice to see how it performs in the long run, but I’m not convinced the ingredient list is completely clean & green. A few could be more heavily processed than I care for. Waiting to hear back from Madara about whether Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate is an ethoxylized substance.
Also, I couldn’t shake the idea that after application, my skin needed more, because the cream penetrates so fast. The delicious smell, the creaminess and all the beautiful botanical extracts in this night cream are really seducing me though! With 67% of the total ingredients being from organic farming, this one can fairly be called an organic anti-aging night cream.
Pricetag: 50 ml / approx. 1.7 oz for around US $ 56
Where to find Madara’s Time Miracle Advanced Anti-Aging Night Cream? LoveLula has it here – with free worldwide delivery.
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