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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Start off by restoring your skin with our Vitamin C Brightening Cleanser, brimming with active ingredients including a clinically-proven complex to ease the visibility of hyperpigmentation.
cetearyl alcohol
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
cocamidopropyl betaine
6% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
The cleanser also has exfoliating properties which work to lift away dead skin cells , a key culprit where dullness is concerned.
retinol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
retinyl palmitate
0.3% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Three steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. To have an effect in the skin, it first needs to be converted twice to become the retinoic acid. This means it is less potent than retinol, but could also be less irritating. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, it helps against all signs of aging, improves skin cell turnover and helps fight blemishes and clogged pores. However, in many cosmetic formulations, it is used in a concentration that is too low to have the full effect
allantoin
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
Anti-blemish
retinol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
potassium azeloyl diglycinate
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A derivative of azelaic acid. It is obtained by reacting
the chloride of azelaic acid with two molecules of glycine (an amino acid) and potassium hydroxide. It is less studied than azelaic acid, but the available research suggests that it also can be effective in reducing skin redness, hyperpigmentation and blemishes. There are claims that it is more bio-available and more effective than azelaic acid, but no comparison study is available. Potassium azeloyl diglycinate is better soluble in water compared with azelaic acid. Because of this property, products with potassium azeloyl digclycinate can have a nicer texture
sodium ascorbyl phosphate
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A stable derivative of vitamin C. It is oil-soluble which means it is more likely to penetrate the skin compared to the pure form of vitamin C (which is water-soluble), but it is less bio-available and is way less effective in stimulating collagen and reducing wrinkles compared to the pure form of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) and its other derivatives (for example, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate). At the same time, this vitamin C derivative has been shown in studies to be effective in reducing acne, blemishes and clogged pores. It is less irritating then the pure form of vitamin C
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
6% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
eugenia caryophyllus leaf oil
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
An essential oil. Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating and sensitizing
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Comodogenic ingredients
isopropyl myristate
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic
cetearyl alcohol
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
centella asiatica extract
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces redness,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
allantoin
0.5% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
6% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
eugenia caryophyllus leaf oil
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
An essential oil. Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating and sensitizing
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Comodogenic ingredients
isopropyl myristate
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin. Could be comedogenic
cetearyl alcohol
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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All ingredients
cocamidopropyl betaine
6% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Ingredient list view
Unspecified form of vitamin c, Water, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, Glycerin, Sodium chloride, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Phenoxyethanol, Coconut acid, Potassium azeloyl diglycinate, Disodium edta, Allantoin, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Panthenol, Propanediol, Sodium hydroxide, Glyceryl linoleate, Prunus amygdalus dulcis oil, Sucrose palmitate, Piperonyl glucoside, Eugenia caryophyllus leaf oil, Butylene glycol, Pantolactone, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Rose extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract, Elettaria cardamomum seed extract, Rubus idaeus fruit extract, Undaria pinnatifida extract, Jasminum officinale flower/leaf extract, Anthemis nobilis flower extract, Citrus aurantium amara flower extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel extract, Benzyl alcohol, Potassium sorbate, Lac, Unknown, Cream, Water, Isopropyl myristate, Peg-100 stearate, Hydrogenated palm oil, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Glycerin, Cetearyl alcohol, Glyceryl stearate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Benzyl alcohol, Acetyl hexapeptide-8, Caprylyl glycol, Olea europaea fruit oil, Oryza sativa bran oil, Zinc oxide, Sodium hyaluronate, Aesculus hippocastanum seed extract, Polysorbate 20, Retinyl palmitate, Tocopherol, Linoleic acid, Xanthan gum, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Sodium ascorbyl phosphate, Acetyl cysteine, Centella asiatica extract, Tannic acid, Diamond powder, Parfum, Lac, Unknown, Retinol, Unknown, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Isopropyl myristate, Squalane, Polysorbate 20, Retinol, Tocopherol, Papaver somniferum seed oil, Olea europaea fruit oil, Olea europaea fruit extract, Olea europaea leaf extract, Beta-carotene, Bht, Retinyl palmitate, Diamond powder, Parfum
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