PRODUCT REVIEW
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A fermented sweet black tea. There is no studies on particular benefits of this ingredient in skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin, and might have some anti-oxidant effect. It is used in skincare for mostly marketing purposes because of the popularity of kombucha drinks
glycerin
1.7% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
decyl oleate
5.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Evens skin tone
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
0/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
myristyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps to stabilize the product formulation while softening the upper layer of the skin. Can be irritating
octocrylene
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
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Comodogenic ingredients
decyl oleate
5.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
octocrylene
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
3.1% -
3.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
Avobenzone. An organic, or so-called "chemical" UV filter. Protects against both UVA and UVB rays. Needs to be combined with other filters in a formulation to be stable.
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Potential irritants
myristyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps to stabilize the product formulation while softening the upper layer of the skin. Can be irritating
octocrylene
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
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Comodogenic ingredients
decyl oleate
5.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
decyl oleate
5.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
octocrylene
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
A weak sunscreen that protects against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB) and is somewhat effective against the UVA rays. It is quite stable and can help stabilize other, more vulnerable, sunscreen ingredients like Avobenzone. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen
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Ingredient list view
Water, Decyl oleate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, Glycerin, Vp/eicosene copolymer, Homosalate, Ceteth-2, Ceteareth-25, Hydrolyzed grape skin, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Saccharomyces/xylinum/black tea ferment, Acetyl hexapeptide-51 amide, Tocopheryl acetate, Glyceryl stearate, Glyceryl caprylate, Myristyl alcohol, Lauryl alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium edta, Butylene glycol, Sodium hydroxide, Citric acid, Sodium benzoate, Potassium sorbate
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety Assessment of Vinylpyrrolidone Polymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Opinion on Homosalate - Scientific Committee on Consumer Products
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ceteareth-2, -3, -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9, -10, -11, -12, -13, -14, -15, -16, -17, -18,-20,-22,-23,-24,-25,-27, -28, -29, -30, -33, -34, -40, -50, -55, -60, -80, and -100