PRODUCT REVIEW
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
cera alba
0.95% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen
copernicia cerifera wax
0.65% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product consistency
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Rapidly resurfaces and polishes the skin helping to prevent in-grown hairs and blemishes.
Exfoliation
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Exfoliation | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
0/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
propylene glycol
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
spiraea ulmaria flower extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
Might have some anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
cetearyl alcohol
1.3% -
1.5%
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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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
tocopherol
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging
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
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Potential irritants
propylene glycol
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
spiraea ulmaria flower extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
Might have some anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
cetearyl alcohol
1.3% -
1.5%
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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All ingredients
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Ingredient list view
Water, Diatomaceous earth, Solum diatomeae, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Propylene glycol, Glyceryl stearate, Peg-100 stearate, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Cetearyl alcohol, Beeswax, Cera alba, Copernicia cerifera wax, Spiraea ulmaria flower extract, Humulus lupulus extract, Chamomilla recutita extract, Laurus nobilis leaf extract, Cetyl alcohol, Ethoxydiglycol, Ceteareth-20, Diazolidinyl urea, Parfum, Dichlorobenzyl alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Citronellol, Tocopherol, Linalool, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Coumarin, Evernia furfuracea extract
Sources
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Efficacy of barrier creams in comparison to skin care products in dental laboratory technicians--a controlled trial
- Evaluation of the in vitro effect of Boldo and Meadowsweet plant extracts on the expression of antimicrobial peptides and inflammatory markers in canine keratinocytes
- Vitamin E in dermatology