PRODUCT REVIEW

Follain Balancing Cleanser: Oil Control
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Balancing Cleanser.
cocamide mipa
1.6% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, surfactant, and viscosity controlling. Comes from coconut acid. Doesn't appear to be a common irritant
cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
glyceryl caprylate
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Charcoal dissolves excess oil, unclogs pores, and refines skin’s appearance, while Willow Bark Extract, a natural source of BHA Salicylic Acid, exfoliates Reduces shine.
salix alba bark extract
0.95% -
1.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
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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: 0
Potential irritants
sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate
4.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and used as a cleansing agent. Can be irritating and is better avoided for sensitive skin
hamamelis virginiana water
1.2% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
glyceryl caprylate
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
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Potential irritants
sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate
4.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and used as a cleansing agent. Can be irritating and is better avoided for sensitive skin
hamamelis virginiana water
1.2% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate
4.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and used as a cleansing agent. Can be irritating and is better avoided for sensitive skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Lauramidopropyl betaine, Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, Glycerin, Acrylates copolymer, Cocamide mipa, Hamamelis virginiana water, Salix alba bark extract, 1,2-hexanediol, Rosa damascena flower water, Charcoal powder, Arginine, Rosa canina fruit extract, Glyceryl caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium gluconate, Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide, Caprylhydroxamic acid
Sources
- Final Report On the Safety Assessment of Sodium Alpha-Olefin Sulfonates
- 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