PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
AQ Cleansing Cream
cetearyl alcohol
2.4% -
2.9%
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
cholesterol
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that is naturally found in skin
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| 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: 3
Potential irritants
coptis japonica root extract
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
alcohol
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.4% -
2.9%
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
algin
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
cetearyl alcohol
2.4% -
2.9%
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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Potential irritants
coptis japonica root extract
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
alcohol
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.4% -
2.9%
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
algin
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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All ingredients
paraffinum liquidum
6.4% -
7.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Mineral oil. One of the most effective and well studied occlusive and emollient moisturizing ingredients. Helps reduce moisture loss in skin and repair skin barrier function
butylene glycol
4% -
4.9%
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, Paraffinum liquidum, Butylene glycol, Paraffin, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Betula platyphylla japonica bark extract, Betula platyphylla japonica juice, Chaenomeles sinensis fruit extract, Coptis japonica root extract, Mucuna birdwoodiana stem extract, Royal jelly extract, Soluble proteoglycan, Tocopherol, Alcohol, Algin, Behenyl alcohol, Bht, Carbomer, Cholesterol, Dimethicone, Disodium succinate, Ethyl oleate, Glyceryl stearate, Hydrogenated lecithin, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Lecithin, Oleyl alcohol, Petrolatum, Polysorbate 80, Sodium hydroxide, Sorbitan palmitate, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Stearoyl glutamic acid, Succinic acid, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum