PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
polysorbate 80
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
xanthan gum
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used to create a thicker product consistency
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
kaolin
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A type of clay that consists mainly of aluminum silicate. Helps absorb oil and creates a thicker product consistency. Can be used to add a white color
bentonite
5.5% -
8.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps stabilize the product formulation
retinyl palmitate
0.4% -
0.9%
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
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Cleansing | |
Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
50/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
limonene
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
hamamelis virginiana extract
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria japonica extract
2.8% -
4.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Seaweed extract that might help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant properties
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
lactic acid
1.5% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
tocopherol
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
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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Potential irritants
limonene
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
hamamelis virginiana extract
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria japonica extract
2.8% -
4.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Seaweed extract that might help to attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant properties
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kaolin
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Anti-blemish
A type of clay that consists mainly of aluminum silicate. Helps absorb oil and creates a thicker product consistency. Can be used to add a white color
bentonite
5.5% -
8.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish
Helps stabilize the product formulation
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Ingredient list view
Kaolin, Water, Bentonite, Limonene, Laminaria japonica extract, Hamamelis virginiana extract, Aloe barbadensis extract, Lactic acid, Punica granatum fruit extract, Isododecane, Propylene glycol, Peg-10 glyceryl stearate, Melia azadirachta seed oil, Rosmarinus officinalis extract, Tocopherol, Polysorbate 80, Retinyl palmitate, Unspecified form of vitamin c, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Xanthan gum, Allantoin, Acrylates copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Methylparaben, Ci 77491
Sources
- Anti-Inflammatory Efficacy of Topical Preparations with 10% Hamamelis Distillate in a UV Erythema Test
- Anti-inflammatory activity of hamamelis distillate applied topically to the skin
- ASSESSMENT REPORT ON HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., CORTEX HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., FOLIUM HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA L., FOLIUM ET CORTEX AUT RAMUNCULUS DESTILLATUM
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Characterization of fatty acids in Melia azedarach L. seed oil
- Physico-Chemical Stability Studies of Neem (Azadirachta indica) Seed Oil Cream
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymer and 33 Related Cosmetic Ingredients