PRODUCT REVIEW
APRIL SKIN Carrotene hydromelt cleansing balm
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Carrotene hydromelt cleansing balm
glyceryl stearate
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
sorbeth-30 tetraoleate
6% -
9.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Its sorbet-like melting texture addresses blakcheads and sebaceous filaments, imparting a buttery smoothness to your skin.
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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
litsea cubeba fruit oil
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
An essential oil with a lemon-like smell that is extracted from a fruit grown in Asia. Used as a fragrance
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
glyceryl stearate
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
sorbeth-30 tetraoleate
6% -
9.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
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Potential irritants
litsea cubeba fruit oil
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
An essential oil with a lemon-like smell that is extracted from a fruit grown in Asia. Used as a fragrance
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
All ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
sorbeth-30 tetraoleate
6% -
9.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
synthetic wax
4.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Used to stabilize product formulations and thicken product consistency
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Ingredient list view
Ethylhexyl palmitate, Sorbeth-30 tetraoleate, Synthetic wax, Dipentaerythrityl hexa c5-9 acid esters, Polyglyceryl-6 dicaprate, Glycerin, Sorbitol, Citrus aurantium dulcis flower oil, Litsea cubeba fruit oil, Citrus paradisi peel oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil, Limonene, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Linalool, Sucrose stearate, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glyceryl stearate, Mentha viridis leaf oil, Barosma betulina leaf extract, Beta-carotene, O-cymen-5-ol, Tocopherol, Water, Butylene glycol, Daucus carota sativa root water, 1,2-hexanediol, Daucus carota sativa root extract, Daucus carota sativa seed oil
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