PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Gentle Micellar Water
hexylene glycol
1.5% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps create a more spreadable product texture
peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides
4.8% -
7.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps dissolve other ingredients
polysorbate 20
3.2% -
4.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
benzyl alcohol
0.15% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
hexylene glycol
1.5% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps create a more spreadable product texture
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
User reviews (0)
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
0.9% -
1.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
inulin
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Is claimed to support the growth of "good" bacteria in skin (as a "prebiotic"), but the research is lacking
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Potential irritants
benzyl alcohol
0.15% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
hexylene glycol
1.5% -
2.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps create a more spreadable product texture
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides
4.8% -
7.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps dissolve other ingredients
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Ingredient list view
Water, Peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, Polysorbate 20, Diglycerin, Benzyl alcohol, Hexylene glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Betaine, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Inulin, Phytic acid, Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Butylene glycol, Sodium hydroxide, Magnolia biondii bud/flower extract, Paeonia officinalis flower extract, Potassium sorbate, Sodium benzoate, Camellia sinensis leaf extract