PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
GENIUS Ultimate Anti-Aging Foaming Cleanser
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate
2.5% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
polysorbate 80
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
parfum
0.05% -
0.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
chlorella protothecoides oil
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Is unlikely to have additional benefits for the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
allantoin
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
parfum
0.05% -
0.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
chlorella protothecoides oil
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Is unlikely to have additional benefits for the skin
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glycerin
4.4% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
5.7% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, Propanediol, Algae exopolysaccharides, Chlorella protothecoides oil, Rubus idaeus leaf extract, Ribes nigrum leaf extract, Prunus amygdalus dulcis seed, Sodium lauroyl lactylate, Sodium cocoyl glycinate, Sodium cocoyl glutamate, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Allantoin, Arginine, Aspartic acid, Pca, Glycine, Alanine, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Xanthan gum, Sodium pca, Sodium lactate, Polysorbate 80, Sodium chloride, Tetrasodium edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- The Potential Use of Marine Microalgae and Cyanobacteria in Cosmetics and Thalassotherapy
- Exopolysaccharides produced by marine bacteria and their applications as glycosaminoglycan-like molecules
- Anti-elastase and anti-collagenase potential of Lactobacilli exopolysaccharides on human fibroblast
- Extract from Ribes nigrum leaves in vitro activates nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and increases CD39 expression in human endothelial cells
- Safety Assessment of Amino Acid Alkyl Amides as Used in Cosmetics
- Irritant and sensitizing potential of eight surfactants commonly used in skin cleansers: an evaluation of 105 patients
- Topical palmitoyl pentapeptide provides improvement in photoaged human facial skin
- Local rhamnosoft, ceramides and L‐isoleucine in atopic eczema: a randomized, placebo controlled trial
- Histidine and/or Histidine Derivative for the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases
- Safety Assessment of α-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Acetyl aspartic acid, a novel active ingredient, demonstrates potential to improve signs of skin ageing: from consumer need to clinical proof
- In vivo topical application of acetyl aspartic acid increases fibrillin-1 and collagen IV deposition leading to a significant improvement of skin firmness
- Effect of Topical Application of Glycine and Proline on Recalcitrant Leg Ulcers of Prolidase Deficiency
- Functional glycine receptor in cultured human keratinocytes
- Combination of amino acids reduces pigmentation in B16F0 melanoma cells
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model