PRODUCT REVIEW
African Botanics Firming Botanical Body Oil
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Rich in plant collagen and vitamins, it helps restore flaccid, dry, photodamaged and lackluster skin to youthful firmness, tone and softness.
tocopherol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
lack of elasticity, dryness and sun damage.
vitis vinifera seed oil
30% -
45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
sclerocarya birrea seed oil
5.8% -
8.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An emollient that helps to soften the skin. It has a high contetn of oleic acid that might weaken the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. It might be somewhat helpful against hyperpigmentation.
tocopherol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
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Anti-oxidation
tocopherol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
sclerocarya birrea seed oil
5.8% -
8.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An emollient that helps to soften the skin. It has a high contetn of oleic acid that might weaken the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. It might be somewhat helpful against hyperpigmentation.
vitis vinifera seed oil
30% -
45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
parfum
4.1% -
6.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
vitis vinifera seed oil
30% -
45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
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Potential irritants
parfum
4.1% -
6.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
vitis vinifera seed oil
30% -
45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
sclerocarya birrea seed oil
5.8% -
8.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An emollient that helps to soften the skin. It has a high contetn of oleic acid that might weaken the skin barrier. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. It might be somewhat helpful against hyperpigmentation.
parfum
4.1% -
6.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
Show more
Ingredient list view
Vitis vinifera seed oil, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Parfum, Hexyl cinnamal, Tocopherol, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Citronellol, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Silicon, Paraffinum liquidum, Parfum
Sources
- Anti-aging potential of extracts from Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst and its chemical profiling by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS
- Physico-chemical composition and characterisation of the seed and seed oil of Sclerocarya birrea
- Assessment of the potential irritancy of oleic acid on human skin: Evaluation in vitro and in vivo