PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
A clean, vegan, pre-makeup lip serum with a grapefruit scent that smooths, softens, and hydrates, leaving your pout perfectly prepped for lip color.
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
sesamum indicum seed extract
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Plant oil that due to its high content of linoleic acid can help support skin's barrier function improving its hydration
caprylic/capric triglyceride
1.4% -
2%
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
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How honest is this product?
| 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
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Comodogenic ingredients
isopropyl palmitate
2.6% -
3.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
ricinus communis seed oil
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
A plant oil that can help soften the skin. It might be helpful in calming down inflammation, but solid research is lacking. Is often used in lip products to create the needed product consistency
squalane
5.2% -
7.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.
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Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
isopropyl palmitate
2.6% -
3.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and create a thicker product consistency
All ingredients
octyldodecanol
22% -
33%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps to soften the skin and create a pleasant product texture and stabilize the formulation
squalane
5.2% -
7.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
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
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Ingredient list view
Octyldodecanol, Squalane, Glycerin, Water, Isopropyl palmitate, Adansonia digitata seed oil, Avena sativa kernel oil, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Citrus grandis fruit water, Phenoxyethanol, Oryza sativa bran extract, Dimethyl isosorbide, Aroma, Parfum, Sucrose stearate, Sucrose laurate, Sodium chloride, Helianthus annuus extract, Agave tequilana leaf extract, Sesamum indicum seed extract, Ricinus communis seed oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Tocopherol, Momordica grosvenorii fruit extract, Ci 17200, Limonene
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- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Isopropyl Isostearate
- Activity enhancement of ferulic acid with dimethyl isosorbride in cosmetic compositions
- Seed oil content and fatty acid composition in East African sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) accessions evaluated over 3 years
- Final report on the safety assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
- Castor Oil: Properties, Uses, and Optimization of Processing Parameters in Commercial Production
- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Allergic contact dermatitis induced by rosemary leaf extract in a cleansing gel
- Safety Assessment of Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Rosmarinus officinalis Extract Suppresses Propionibacterium acnes–Induced Inflammatory Responses
- Vitamin E in dermatology