Carbon Theory Facial Exfoliating Scrub
- Moisturizing
- Exfoliation
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
- aspartic acid
- cocos nucifera oil
- glycerin
- saccharum officinarum extract

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Can the product deliver on its promises?
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What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for evens skin tone
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low
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What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for exfoliation
This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.
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What does the product description say?WIMJ summary for moisturizing
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from
within deeper layers of the skin. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
aspartic acid, glycerin.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: cocos nucifera oil, cetearyl alcohol.
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WIMJ summary for anti-aging
This product contains aspartic acid. This ingredient might be able to help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness, but there is not enough evidence that it actually works.
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
Exfoliation | |
Evens skin tone |
Potential irritants

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melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil | ||
potassium sorbate | ||
vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract |
Ingredients by volume
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Plain old water
| 40% - 60% |
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
| 5.5% - 8.2% |
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
| 4% - 5.9% |
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Scientific Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- 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
- Lonicera caerulea and Vaccinium myrtillus fruit polyphenols protect HaCaT keratinocytes against UVB-induced phototoxic stress and DNA damage