PRODUCT REVIEW
Clarins CLARINSMEN Active Face Wash
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
CLARINSMEN Active Face Wash
cetearyl alcohol
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
cetearyl glucoside
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil in the product mix well together and improves product texture
cocamide mipa
0.4% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, surfactant, and viscosity controlling. Comes from coconut acid. Doesn't appear to be a common irritant
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
10% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cocamidopropyl betaine
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
10% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cetearyl alcohol
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
panthenol
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
butyrospermum parkii butter
0.5% -
0.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
10% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cocamidopropyl betaine
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
10% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cetearyl alcohol
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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All ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
10% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cetearyl alcohol
4.2% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredient list view
Water, Sodium laureth sulfate, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycol distearate, Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Sodium cocoamphoacetate, Dimethicone, Parfum, Cetearyl glucoside, Glycerin, Butylene glycol, Phenoxyisopropanol, Sodium chloride, Propylene glycol, Panthenol, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Cocamide mipa, Portulaca oleracea extract, Citric acid, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Gaultheria procumbens leaf extract, Sodium cetearyl sulfate, Sodium lauryl sulfate, Hierochloe odorata extract, Grindelia robusta extract, Alpinia officinarum root extract, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Disodium edta, Methylisothiazolinone, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate, Limonene, Linalool, Hexyl cinnamal, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Citral, Ci 60730, Unknown, Ci 42090
Sources
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol