Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream

Editor's Take

Kinship gets the rich part right: squalane and shea make a convincing barrier cream, but the firming pitch asks more than astaxanthin and collagen amino acids can prove.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 6.8 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 6.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 8.7 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 9.1 / 10

The Verdict

For dry skin, the olive-derived liquid-crystal base is smart formulation, helping squalane, shea, and plant oils cushion the barrier without silicone gloss. Astaxanthin brings worthwhile antioxidant support, while glycerin and panthenol provide immediate hydration and plumping. Collagen amino acids condition the surface, but the long-term firming story is supportive rather than transformational. A modern, sustainably minded barrier cream, not a face-lift in a jar.

Is Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream clean?

DARE scores Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream by Kinship 8.7 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream?

The formula leads with Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Kinship Super Rich - Firming Face Cream by Kinship scores Performance 6.8 / 10, Clean Standards 8.7 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.1 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Water/Aqua/Eau, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii Nut Extract, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Cetearyl Olivate, Propanediol, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Sorbitan Olivate, Phenoxyethanol, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Panthenol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Collagen Amino Acids, Bisabolol, Borago Officinalis Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sodium Gluconate, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Enteromorpha Compressa Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Silybum Marianum Fruit Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Althaea Offi