PRODUCT REVIEW
Clinique City Block Purifying Charcoal Clay Mask + Scrub
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
acetyl glucosamine
0.35% -
0.85%
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
Anti-aging
acetyl glucosamine
0.35% -
0.85%
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
magnesium aluminum silicate
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Might be helpful in restoring skin barrier function and, when combined with zinc carbonate and malonic acid, reducing fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating elastin production. Also helps stabilize the product formulation
laminaria saccharina extract
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Insufficient!
A seaweed extract that contains sugars and can be helpful in attracting water to the upper layers of the skin if used in high enough concentrations
Moisturizing
sucrose
0.35% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion
acetyl glucosamine
0.35% -
0.85%
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
butylene glycol
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
acetyl glucosamine
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
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
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Evens skin tone | |
Exfoliation |
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
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
gentiana lutea root extract
0.8% -
1.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A plant extract that can help strengthen the skin barrier function and improve skin moisture levels
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Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria saccharina extract
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
A seaweed extract that contains sugars and can be helpful in attracting water to the upper layers of the skin if used in high enough concentrations
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
acetyl glucosamine
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
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
kaolin
4.9% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Anti-blemish
A type of clay that consists mainly of aluminum silicate. Helps absorb oil and creates a thicker product consistency. Can be used to add a white color
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Potential irritants
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
1.2% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
gentiana lutea root extract
0.8% -
1.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A plant extract that can help strengthen the skin barrier function and improve skin moisture levels
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria saccharina extract
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
A seaweed extract that contains sugars and can be helpful in attracting water to the upper layers of the skin if used in high enough concentrations
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kaolin
4.9% -
7.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Anti-blemish
A type of clay that consists mainly of aluminum silicate. Helps absorb oil and creates a thicker product consistency. Can be used to add a white color
butylene glycol
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Kaolin, Butylene glycol, Silica, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Charcoal powder, Glyceryl stearate, Peg-100 stearate, Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, Gentiana lutea root extract, Laminaria saccharina extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Acetyl glucosamine, Sucrose, Caprylyl glycol, Xanthan gum, Disodium edta, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Iron oxides, Ci 77499, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891
Sources
- Final report on the safety assessment of aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, sodium magnesium silicate, zirconium silicate, attapulgite, bentonite, Fuller's earth, hectorite, kaolin, lithium magnesium silicate, lithium magnesium sodium silicate, montmorillonite, pyrophyllite, and zeolite
- Extracellular matrix in cutaneous ageing: the effects of 0.1% copper-zinc malonate-containing cream on elastin biosynthesis
- Safety Assessment of Alkyl Taurate Amides and Taurate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
- The Herbal Bitter Drug Gentiana lutea Modulates Lipid Synthesis in Human Keratinocytes In Vitro and In Vivo
- Safety Assessment of Brown Algae-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- The effect of laminaria saccharina extract on suppressing pigmentation in in-vitro system
- 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