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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Containing a cleanser and a serum, the duo teams up to deliver your skin with a dose of nourishment.
linoleic acid
0.55% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An excellent emollient. Helps soften the skin, restore its barrier function, and can help to calm down inflammation. It can be helpful to prevent blemishes and clogged pores
linolenic acid
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that helps soften the skin and calm down inflammation
sucrose laurate
2.4% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Set Contents ESPA Optimal Skin Pro-Cleanser 100ml Multi-tasking as a cleanser, exfoliant and a mask, the cleanser sets to work to provide a smooth, brighter complexion.
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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: 3
Potential irritants
limonene
1.3% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil
1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
coconut alkanes
1.6% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
coconut alkanes
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
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
linolenic acid
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation
An emollient that helps soften the skin and calm down inflammation
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Potential irritants
limonene
1.3% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
A common frangrance that can easily irritate skin, especially if exposed to air, light or heat
citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil
1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
An essentil oil from orange peel. Potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
coconut alkanes
1.6% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
coconut alkanes
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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All ingredients
caprylic/capric triglyceride
26% -
32%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
glycerin
5.2% -
6.4%
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
jojoba esters
5.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient made of jojoba oil. Helps soften the skin and support its barrier function
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Ingredient list view
Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Jojoba esters, Lactobacillus/pumpkin fruit ferment filtrate, Water, Sucrose laurate, Persea gratissima oil, Coconut alkanes, Limonene, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil, Levulinic acid, Sucrose stearate, Vaccinium vitis-idaea seed oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia fruit oil, Citrus nobilis peel oil, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Echium plantagineum seed oil, Linoleic acid, Tocopherol, Sodium levulinate, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Parfum, Citrus aurantium amara leaf/twig oil, Cymbopogon nardus oil, Linalool, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Geraniol, Citric acid, Maltodextrin, Moringa oleifera seed extract, Jasminum officinale flower extract, Litsea cubeba fruit oil, Rosa centifolia flower extract, Linolenic acid, Moringa oleifera seed oil, Sodium hydroxide, Citrus aurantium amara flower oil, Rosa damascena flower oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Unknown, Oryza sativa bran oil, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Coconut alkanes, Helianthus annuus seed oil unsaponifiables, Oenothera biennis oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Echium plantagineum seed oil, Octyldodecanol, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Curcuma longa root extract, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Linoleic acid, Tocopherol, Ribes nigrum seed oil, Parfum, Limonene, Cananga odorata flower oil, Cedrus deodara wood oil, Crithmum maritimum extract, Eugenia caryophyllus bud oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Eugenol, Citrus tangerina peel oil, Jasminum sambac flower extract, Plumeria alba flower extract, Rosa damascena flower extract, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Cardiospermum halicacabum flower/leaf/vine extract, Benzyl salicylate, Geraniol, Linolenic acid, Citronellol, Benzyl alcohol, Moringa oleifera seed oil
Sources
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- Safety Assessment of Citrus-Derived Peel Oils as Used in Cosmetics
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- Air oxidation increases skin irritation from fragrance terpenes
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- Vitamin E in dermatology
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- Ethnopharmacological Properties and Medicinal Uses of Litsea cubeba
- Moringa oleifera seed oil: Composition, nutritional aspects and health attributes
- Biological Activities and Safety of Citrus spp. Essential Oils
- 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
- Study on the Composition of Rice Bran Oil and Its Higher Free Fatty Acids Value
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