PRODUCT REVIEW
Etude House Charcoal Pore Pudding
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
This purifying face mask has a powerful combination of antioxidants and both black and white charcoal that effectively enhances skin's hydration levels.Key Ingredients Activated Bamboo Charcoal absorbs toxins and impurities leaving the skin healthier-looking, clearer, refined and stronger Binchotan White Charcoal Powder moisturizes and balances skin by increasing hydration Kaolin Clay boosts the benefits of the Bamboo and White Charcoal by reducing excess oil without depriving the skin of key moisture, leaving skin deeply cleansed and balanced Key Benefits Detoxifying Pore-minimizing Balancing Paraben-free
diglycerin
4.7% -
5.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
kappaphycus alvarezii extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A red algae extract that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant properties
simmondsia chinensis seed extract
0.75% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-oxidation
epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract
0.6% -
0.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that might contain antioxidants
kappaphycus alvarezii extract
0.5% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A red algae extract that can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some antioxidant properties
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
Evens skin tone
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.7% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
sodium laureth sulfate
1.1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays starch
3.1% -
3.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
sodium laureth sulfate
1.1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.7% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
kaolin
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying,
Anti-blemish
A type of clay that consists mainly of aluminum silicate. Helps absorb oil and creates a thicker product consistency. Can be used to add a white color
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Potential irritants
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.75% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
sodium laureth sulfate
1.1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
zea mays starch
3.1% -
3.8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Mattifying
Used to thicken the product's consistency
sodium laureth sulfate
1.1% -
1.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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All ingredients
lac
25% -
30%
Irritation risk:
Helps form a film on the surface of the skin and disperse other ingredients (like colorants) in cosmetics. Lac is a resinous substance secreted by parasite insects living on trees
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Ingredient list view
Lac, Charcoal, Water, Diglycerin, Glycerin, Zea mays starch, Talc, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Acrylates copolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Hydroxyacetophenone, Charcoal powder, Polysorbate 20, Pvp, Butylene glycol, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Sodium hyaluronate, Simmondsia chinensis seed extract, Sodium laureth sulfate, Epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract, Iron oxides, Ci 77499, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891, Unknown, Charcoal, Water, Diglycerin, Glycerin, Zea mays starch, Montmorillonite, Kaolin, Talc, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polysorbate 20, Acrylates copolymer, Ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, Kappaphycus alvarezii extract, Butylene glycol, Pvp, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Simmondsia chinensis seed extract, Unknown, Sea water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract, Sodium laureth sulfate, Charcoal powder, Salicornia herbacea extract, Titanium dioxide, Ci 77891
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymer and 33 Related Cosmetic Ingredients
- Amended Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Fragrance Compound Geraniol Forms Contact Allergens on Air Exposure. Identification and Quantification of Oxidation Products and Effect on Skin Sensitization
- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis