PRODUCT REVIEW
African Botanics Marula Shimmering Gold Oil
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A nourishing gold shimmering oil for body, face, and hair that leaves skin smooth and luminous This hydrating complex of restorative African oils hydrates, soothes, and firms.
limnanthes alba seed oil
2% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
caprylic/capric triglyceride
23% -
34%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
adansonia digitata seed oil
1.6% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
citrus aurantium amara flower oil
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
isostearyl isostearate
4.4% -
6.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and improve the product texture. It can be comedogenic
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.85% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
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
limnanthes alba seed oil
2% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
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Potential irritants
citrus aurantium amara flower oil
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
isostearyl isostearate
4.4% -
6.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and improve the product texture. It can be comedogenic
All ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
23% -
34%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
dicaprylyl ether
5.6% -
8.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin while creating a non-greasy feel on the skin. Helps to dissolve other ingredients
isostearyl isostearate
4.4% -
6.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and improve the product texture. It can be comedogenic
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Ingredient list view
Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Dicaprylyl ether, Isostearyl isostearate, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Silica, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Citrullus lanatus seed oil, Ethylhexyl stearate, Tocopherol, Mica, Citrus aurantium amara flower oil, Unknown, Magnolol, Unknown, Citral, Citronellol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Iron oxides, Ci 77891, 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
- Vitamin E in dermatology