Facilities Access: Production = 5 minutes of free Ingenuity?

[Ultimatecalibur]

I tested one of the buffs on a 1star material, and it had no effect on my progress. It was the buff with the severe CP drop and lower synth to your level, not sure what the name was.

Does Ingenuity normally help with 1 stars?

And was it the one with 50% CP or -100 CP? Facilities Access: Detailing (-100 CP) seems to be from the NPC in Fallgourd Float, Facilities Access: Finishing (50% CP) is from the NPC by the stables, and Facilities Access: Production (No Penalty) seems to be from the NPC by Gerolt.