Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
- Moisturizing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: high
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Key actives
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Salicylic Acid, a Beta Hydroxy Acid (BHA), helps wipe out existing and future breakouts to clear skin.
Source: Dermalogica
This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: salicylic acid. This ingredient is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.
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)
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
This leave-on, flash-foaming exfoliant helps clear and prevent breakouts.
Source: Dermalogica
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: 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)
Contains AHAs that exfoliate the upper layer of the skin. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin due to the sugar content
Moisturizing
This product can help soften the skin and reduce its moisture loss with emollients and occlusives: helianthus annuus seed oil.
Keep in mind that this product does not contain effective ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. This is why an additional product with humectants like glycerin or hyaluronic acid can be helpful (apply it before this product for the best results).
A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function
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
Contains AHAs that exfoliate the upper layer of the skin. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin due to the sugar content
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Tangerine Peel Extract brightens dull skin while Grape Extract – a potent source of Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) – exfoliates dead skin cells to help even skin tone.
Source: Dermalogica
This product might help improve the skin tone through exfoliation. In other words, it helps to speed up the shedding of cells from the upper layer of the skin, and this might help reduce hyperpigmentation.
Contains AHAs that exfoliate the upper layer of the skin. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin due to the sugar content
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)
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Exfoliation | |
| Anti-blemish | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 83/100.
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
No comedogenic ingredients detected
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Key Actives
Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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All ingredients
Ingredient list view
Salicylic acid, Water, Butylene glycol, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Vitis vinifera juice extract, Gaultheria procumbens leaf extract, Thuja occidentalis leaf oil, Cupressus sempervirens oil, Juniperus communis fruit oil, Jasminum sambac flower extract, Citrus aurantium amara leaf/twig oil, Ferula galbaniflua resin oil, Mimosa tenuiflora bark extract, Vanilla planifolia fruit, Citrus aurantium dulcis oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Citrus reticulata peel extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil, Juniperus virginiana oil, Citrus paradisi peel oil, Santalum album oil, Citrus aurantifolia peel oil, Hydroxyacetophenone, Perfluorononylethyl carboxydecyl peg-10 dimethicone, Sodium hydroxide
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