Formulation Evaluation and Recommendations

Ingredients You Have

• Double Hyaluronic Gel: Helps increase moisture, making the skin look temporarily plumper.
• Glucosamine (N-acetyl-D) 4% and Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) 4%: Good ingredients for brightening the skin tone. According to P&G research, Vitamin B3 + Glucosamine can help with skin brightening starting from week 4.
• Alpha-Arbutin 2%: Another ingredient that helps with skin brightening. Generally, manufacturer data indicates visible results start in 6-8 weeks.
• Aloe Vera Extract 0.2%: Provides moisture and helps soothe the skin.
• Sea Kelp Bioferment 10%: Helps with moisture and may have anti-aging properties.
• Ectoin 2%: Primarily helps protect the skin from environmental stress and increases hydration.
• Gladback 5%: This ingredient focuses on improving skin density and is not primarily aimed at lifting or reducing sagging directly.

Expectation of Results in 1 Week

Based on the ingredients you have and research data, expecting permanent results for skin brightening or firmness within 1 week is not realistic. Ingredients that help with skin brightening require at least 4-8 weeks to start showing noticeable results.

Regarding firmness, if you desire rapid results within 1 week, it would be a temporary effect that occurs while the product is on the skin, such as using ingredients that create a temporary tightening film. Once washed off, the skin will return to its original state.

Adding More Active Ingredients

If you want to focus on skin firmness and reducing sagging with long-term results, you should consider adding peptides specifically targeting these concerns, such as:

• Argireline or Snap-8: These are peptides that help reduce the appearance of dynamic wrinkles and make the skin look smoother.
• Other peptides that stimulate collagen and elastin production, which will help strengthen and improve skin elasticity, leading to firmer skin and reduced sagging over time.

Using these peptide groups requires time and consistent application to see clear and lasting results.

Conclusion

Your current formulation contains good ingredients for hydration and helping with skin brightening, but it requires time to see results as indicated by research data (at least 4-8 weeks for brightening). For the goal of skin firmness and reducing sagging, if you desire clear and lasting results, you should consider adding peptides that focus on lifting and reducing wrinkles to your formula. It is important to understand that permanent results require time and consistency and cannot be achieved within 1 week.