PRODUCT REVIEW
BIOTHERM Aquapower Fresh Cleanser Gel Ultra Cleansing & Refreshing
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Aquapower Fresh Cleanser Gel Ultra Cleansing & Refreshing
coco-glucoside
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
glyceryl stearate se
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
glycol distearate
0.9% -
1.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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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: 4
Potential irritants
coco-glucoside
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
parfum
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
3.1% -
4.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
glyceryl stearate se
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
zinc pca
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A compound that combines zinc with a hydrating ingredient PCA. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Can help calm down inflammation in skin. Could be helpful in reducing the formation of free radicals in skin. Might help to reduce fine lines in wrinkles, but solid evidence is missing
lauric acid
1.2% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Potential irritants
coco-glucoside
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
parfum
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
3.1% -
4.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
glyceryl stearate se
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
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All ingredients
glycerin
22% -
33%
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
myristic acid
3.1% -
4.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
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Ingredient list view
Glycerin, Water, Myristic acid, Stearic acid, Potassium hydroxide, Palmitic acid, Glyceryl stearate se, Lauric acid, Coco-glucoside, Glycol distearate, Parfum, Glycine soja oil, Zinc pca, Manganese gluconate, P-anisic acid, Magnesium pca, Disodium edta, Copper pca, Vitreoscilla ferment, Menthol, Tocopherol, Ci 19140, Ci 42090, Linalool, Limonene
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- The fatty acid profile of the skin surface lipid layer in papulopustular rosacea
- In Vitro Assessment of Skin Irritation Potential of Surfactant-based Formulations by Using a 3-D Skin Reconstructed Tissue Model and Cytokine Response
- Allergen of the Year—Alkyl Glucoside
- Zinc L-pyrrolidone carboxylate inhibits the UVA-induced production of matrix metalloproteinase-1 by in vitro cultured skin fibroblasts, whereas it enhances their collagen synthesis
- Zinc Therapy in Dermatology: A Review