PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Brightening Cleansing Duo
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Combined with our Brightening Cleansing Bar, this cleansing soap duo boasts smoothing fruit acids to gently exfoliate and clarify skin’s surface, while time-released brighteners reduce the appearance of discoloration and excess melanin (the source of hyperpigmentation).
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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)
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
50/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil
1.5% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cocos nucifera oil
1.1% -
1.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
zea mays starch
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
oleanolic acid
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-blemish,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging
Might be helpful against blemishes, work as an anti-oxidant, reduce inflammation and improve skin's ability to hold on to moisture, but more research is needed to confirm its effectiveness when applied topically to human skin
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
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)
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil
1.5% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cocos nucifera oil
1.1% -
1.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
zea mays starch
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
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All ingredients
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
Show more
Ingredient list view
Water, Lauryl glucoside, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, Shea butter ethyl esters, Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Citrus limon peel oil, Cocos nucifera oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Citrus unshiu peel extract, Enantia chlorantha bark extract, Oleanolic acid, Butylene glycol, Polyquaternium-10, Glycerin, Sodium citrate, Sodium chloride, Biotin, Sodium hydroxide, Benzoic acid, Glutaral, Potassium sorbate, Caprylyl glycol, Hexylene glycol, Citric acid, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Datem, Phenylethyl resorcinol, Sodium palmate, Sodium palm kernelate, Water, Glycerin, Sodium cocoyl isethionate, Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, Paraffin, Stearic acid, Hydrolyzed corn starch, Phenylethyl resorcinol, Saccharum officinarum extract, Citrus limon fruit extract, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Parfum, Sodium isethionate, Sodium chloride, Zea mays starch, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, Glyceryl stearate, Salicylic acid, Olea europaea fruit oil, Hydrated silica, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Tetrasodium edta, Citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, Acer saccharum extract, Amyl cinnamal, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Ci 77891, Titanium dioxide, Datem
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