PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Designed to clarify without stripping away natural moisture levels, the gentle cleansing balm buffs away the top layer of dead skin cells to ensure a more refined texture.
glyceryl behenate
2% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used to create a thicker product consistency and help soften the upper layer of the skin
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
polysorbate 80
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Designed to clarify without stripping away natural moisture levels, the gentle cleansing balm buffs away the top layer of dead skin cells to ensure a more refined texture.
allantoin
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
50/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
chamomilla recutita flower extract
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Anti-oxidation
Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
glycine soja oil
0.35% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
centella asiatica extract
0.45% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.9% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
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Potential irritants
chamomilla recutita flower extract
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Anti-oxidation
Can be helpful in reducing inflammation in skin, including inflamed acne. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
glycine soja oil
0.35% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
All ingredients
glycerin
4.1% -
6.2%
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
ethylhexyl stearate
4.4% -
6.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Sunflower seed oil glycerides, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl stearate, Polysorbate 80, Oryza sativa bran wax, Glyceryl behenate, Hydrogenated coco-glycerides, Water, Polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Centella asiatica extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Sesamum indicum seed extract, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Glycine soja oil, Bacillus ferment, Allantoin, Dibutyl lauroyl glutamide, Dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide, Butylene glycol, Propylene glycol, Tocopherol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Xanthan gum, Citric acid, Sorbic acid, Potassium sorbate, Parfum
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Titrated Extract of Centella asiatica in Phthalic Anhydride-Induced Allergic Dermatitis Animal Model
- Centella asiatica in cosmetology
- Triterpene Composition and Bioactivities of Centella asiatica
- Asiaticoside induction for cell-cycle progression, proliferation and collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts
- Assessment report on Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, herba
- Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview
- The Effects of a Standardized Extract of Centella asiatica on Postlaser Resurfacing Wound Healing on the Face: A Split-Face, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Allergic contact dermatitis induced by rosemary leaf extract in a cleansing gel
- Safety Assessment of Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Rosmarinus officinalis Extract Suppresses Propionibacterium acnes–Induced Inflammatory Responses
- Seed oil content and fatty acid composition in East African sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) accessions evaluated over 3 years
- Nuclear Factor Kappa B Inhibition as a Therapeutic Target of Nutraceuticals in Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Related Inflammation
- Resveratrol as an active ingredient for cosmetic and dermatological applications: a review
- Scutellaria baicalensis, the golden herb from the garden of Chinese medicinal plants
- Flavonoids in Treating Psoriasis
- Improvement of skin barrier dysfunction by Scutellaria baicalensis GEOGI extracts through lactic acid fermentation
- Safety Assessment of Scutellaria baicalensis-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- Final report on the safety assessment of aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, sodium magnesium silicate, zirconium silicate, attapulgite, bentonite, Fuller's earth, hectorite, kaolin, lithium magnesium silicate, lithium magnesium sodium silicate, montmorillonite, pyrophyllite, and zeolite