PRODUCT REVIEW
ELEMIS Superfood Cleansing Wash
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Superfood Cleansing Wash
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
coco-glucoside
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
glyceryl oleate
1.1% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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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: 1
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
coco-glucoside
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
zinc gluconate
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin
copper gluconate
0.15% -
0.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
coco-glucoside
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
All ingredients
sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
8.8% -
10.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent
glycerin
4% -
4.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Ingredient list view
Water, Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Acrylates copolymer, Polysorbate 20, Sodium lactate, Coco-glucoside, Glyceryl oleate, Dicaprylyl ether, Lauryl alcohol, Sodium chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan gum, Persea gratissima oil, Chlorphenesin, Sodium hydroxide, Citric acid, Parfum, Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Brassica oleracea italica seed oil, Cucurbita pepo seed oil, Galactoarabinan, Disodium edta, Salvia hispanica seed oil, Limonene, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Sodium dehydroacetate, Caramel, Amyris balsamifera bark oil, Urtica dioica juice, Cymbopogon martini oil, Geraniol, Linalool, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil, Daucus carota sativa seed oil, Brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract, Triticum aestivum leaf extract, Magnesium aspartate, Zinc gluconate, Maltodextrin, Polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, Chlorophyllin-copper complex, Hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, Tocopherol, Copper gluconate, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate, Ascorbic acid
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