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[Short Expiry Date] Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser COSRX

COSRX - [Short Expiry Date] Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser
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Key promises

Anti-blemish, Cleansing, Exfoliation
Effectiveness

Effectiveness

96 /100
Irritancy

Irritancy

MEDIUM

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Althea
Starting at $8.70
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In stock 2/15/2021
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What's in this jar?

Can work for

  • Cleansing
  • Exfoliation
  • Anti-blemish

Promises, but can't deliver

All promises fulfilled!
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promise
What does the product description say?
"[Short Expiry Date] Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser"
From product name

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
polysorbate 80
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
See a mistake?
promise
What does the product description say?
"Exfoliates dead skin to encourage new skin cell growth and clarifies pores Tea tree leaf oil ."
From: Althea

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
salicylic acid
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
See a mistake?
promise
What does the product description say?
"[Short Expiry Date] Salicylic Acid Daily Gentle Cleanser"
From product name

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected
Ingredient
Effectiveness
Concentration
Irritancy
salicylic acid
HIGH
meets threshold
Irritancy
lauric acid
LOW
meets threshold
Irritancy
Ingredient
Irritancy
Skin benefit
myristic acid
Irritancy
Has skin benefit
potassium hydroxide
Irritancy
does not have skin benefit
lauric acid
Irritancy
Has skin benefit
Pos Ingredient Name Description
1 water Plain old water
2 glycerin One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
3 myristic acid Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
4 stearic acid Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient
5 potassium hydroxide Used to adjust the pH level of products
6 lauric acid Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
7 butylene glycol 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
8 glycol distearate Helps water and oil mix together
9 polysorbate 80 Helps water and oil mix together
10 sodium methyl cocoyl taurate Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
11 salicylic acid 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)
12 cocamidopropyl betaine Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
13 peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil Helps oil and water mix together
14 fragrance An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients
15 sodium chloride Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures
16 mel Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and attract water to it
17 aleuca alternigolia (tea tree) leaf oil, The ingredient is not recognized
18 caprylyl glycol Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture
19 ethylhexylglycerin A preservative
20 salix alba (willow) bark water
21 saccharomyces ferment A product of yeast fermentation. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
22 cryptomeria japonica leaf extract
23 nelumbo nucifera leaf extract
24 pinus palustris leaf extract
25 ulmus davidiana root extract
26 oenothera biennis (evening primrose) flower extract
27 pueraria lobata root extract
28 1,2-hexanediol A preservative
29 ethyl hexanediol Used to dissolve other ingredients. Might be irritating
30 citric acid Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH
31 disodium edta Stabilizes the product formulation
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