PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
carbomer
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations
coco-glucoside
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
disodium cocoyl glutamate
1.1% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together and works as a cleansing agent
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
papain
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An enzyme extracted from papaya fruit. Can have an exfoliating effect on the skin. Can be irritating
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Cleansing | |
Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
papain
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation
An enzyme extracted from papaya fruit. Can have an exfoliating effect on the skin. Can be irritating
melissa officinalis leaf extract
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that is added for its fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
carrageenan
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Helps thicken the product formula and create a nice product formulation
algin
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
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
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Potential irritants
papain
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation
An enzyme extracted from papaya fruit. Can have an exfoliating effect on the skin. Can be irritating
melissa officinalis leaf extract
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract that is added for its fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
carrageenan
0.4% -
0.9%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Helps thicken the product formula and create a nice product formulation
algin
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
glycerin
4.1% -
6.1%
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
Show more
Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Glycolipids, Hectorite, Propanediol, Sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, Betaine, Isopentyldiol, Disodium cocoyl glutamate, Papain, Hordeum distichon extract, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Trifolium pratense flower extract, Carrageenan, Coco-glucoside, Glyceryl oleate, Xanthan gum, Hexylene glycol, Calcium pca, Magnesium pca, Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Carbomer, Algin, Disodium rutinyl disulfate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated vegetable glycerides citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium benzoate, Citric acid
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- In Vitro Assessment of Skin Irritation Potential of Surfactant-based Formulations by Using a 3-D Skin Reconstructed Tissue Model and Cytokine Response
- Allergen of the Year—Alkyl Glucoside
- Contact Sensitization to Emulsifying Agents: An Underrated Issue?