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Clinique Blackhead Solutions Self-Heating Blackhead Extractor All Skin Types
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-aging
acetyl glucosamine
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
Evens skin tone
acetyl glucosamine
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
stearyl glycyrrhetinate
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A fatty acid derived from licorice. Works as an emollient and can help calm down inflammation
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
Moisturizing
acetyl glucosamine
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
dimethicone
5.8% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
phenyl trimethicone
2.1% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A type of silicone that can decrease loss of moisture from the skin surface. It helps create a nice product texture
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
0/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
triethylhexanoin
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
acetyl glucosamine
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone,
Exfoliation
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
Show more
Potential irritants
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
triethylhexanoin
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
dimethicone
5.8% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
isononyl isononanoate
4.8% -
7.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Forms a protective film on the surface of the skin to prevent moisture loss. Gives a velvety feel to products while reducing tackiness
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Ingredient list view
Magnesium sulfate, Dimethicone, Isononyl isononanoate, Isododecane, Polysilicone-11, Phenyl trimethicone, Hydrogenated lecithin, Acetyl glucosamine, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Polyethylene, Diatomaceous earth, Solum diatomeae, Triethylhexanoin, Salicylic acid, Pumice, Bambusa arundinacea stem extract, Peg-15/lauryl dimethicone crosspolymer, Caprylyl glycol, Stearyl glycyrrhetinate, Water, Silica
Sources
- Safety Assessment of Magnesium Sulfate as Used in Cosmetics
- Dimethicone as a protective ingredient in topical medications
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Dimethicone Copolyol
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates