Effectiveness
43 /100Irritancy
HIGHIngredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
---|---|---|---|
sodium hyaluronate | HIGH | ||
cera alba | HIGH | ||
beeswax | HIGH |
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
---|---|---|---|
camellia sinensis leaf extract | HIGH | ||
tocopherol | HIGH | ||
mangifera indica seed butter |
LOW
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Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin benefit |
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pentylene glycol | ||
jojoba esters | ||
hydrogenated coco-glycerides |
Pos | Ingredient Name | Description |
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1 | aqua (water | Plain old water |
2 | cetearyl isononanoate | An emollient that softens the skin and helps prevent moisture loss. |
3 | glycerin | One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
4 | ethylhexyl palmitate | An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture |
5 | isohexadecane | Improves the texture of the product and helps soften the skin. Helps oil and water mix together and can be used as a cleansing agent |
6 | pentylene glycol | Used to preserve products, dissolve other ingredients and create a nice product texture |
7 | jojoba esters | An emollient made of jojoba oil. Helps soften the skin and support its barrier function |
8 | hydrogenated coco-glycerides | Helps oil and water mix together while creating a nice finish on the skin |
9 | parfum (fragrance | An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients |
10 | steareth-21 | Helps oil and water mix together |
11 | stearyl alcohol | An emollient that helps soften the skin |
12 | cera alba | Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen |
13 | beeswax | Forms a protective barrier that holds water and keeps dry skin hydrated. Keeps an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components, and increases the thickness of a product. Can be an allergen |
14 | dimethicone | A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish |
15 | aluminum starch octenylsuccinate | Used to thicken the product's consistency |
16 | saccharomyces ferment filtrate | A product of yeast fermentation. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin |
17 | camelia sinensis leaf extract | Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds and help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties |
18 | magnifera indica (mango) seed butter | Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant effect |
19 | rosa damascena extract | |
20 | opuntia coccinellifera flower extract | |
21 | rubus fruticosus (blackberry) leaf extract | |
22 | litchi chinensis seed extract | |
23 | tocophyeryl acetate | A more stable but less bio-available form of vitamin E compared to Tocopherol. Might help moisturize and protect the skin from free radicals, but mostly used in low concentrations to stabilize other ingredients. |
24 | tocopherol | 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 |
25 | sodium hyaluronate | One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin |
26 | glyceryl stearate | An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together |
27 | polyacrylate-13 | Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the product formulation |
28 | steareth-2 | Helps oil and water mix together |
29 | bis-behenyl/isosteary/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleyl dimer dilinoleate | |
30 | decyloxazolidinone | |
31 | polysiobutene | Used to create a thicker product consistency |
32 | butylene glycol | Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin |
33 | cetearyl alcohol | A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture |
34 | acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer | Maintains the texture of skincare products. Allows the product to spread evenly. Helps oil and water mix together |
35 | cetyl palmitate | An emollient that helps soften the skin and is used to improve product texture and stability |
36 | tetrasodium edta | Helps to stabilize the product formulation |
37 | sorbitol | Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and improves the product texture |
38 | cocoglycerides | Help soften the upper layer of the skin and make it easier for oil and water mix together. Recently, a rising number of allergic reactions to cocoglycerides and other coconut-derived surfactants has been reported. As there is a significant overlap between frequent irritants and allergens, we flag this ingredient for attention of those with very sensitive, reactive skin |
39 | tromethamine | Helps adjust pH in products |
40 | xanthan gum | Used to create a thicker product consistency |
41 | maltodextrin | Used to stabilize the product formulation and can help absorb oil |
42 | algin | Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin |
43 | synthetic fluorphphlogopite | A mineral that is used to improve the texture of cosmetic products |
44 | silica | Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin |
45 | sorbitan isostearate | Helps oil and water mix together |
46 | ci 77891(titanium dioxide | Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin |
47 | polysorbate 20 | Helps oil and water mix together |
48 | polyvinyl alcohol | |
49 | bht | A preservative |
50 | cellulose gum | Used to create thicker product consistency and stabilize emulsions |
51 | hydroxyethylcellulose | Used to thicken product formulations and create gel-like textures |
52 | sodium citrate | Helps to control the skin's pH level. Maintains the skin's natural film of amino-lactic acids and oils. Helps to preserve products |
53 | citric acid | Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH |
54 | ethylhexylglycerin | A preservative |
55 | potassium sorbate | A preservative |
56 | biotin | Might have some moisturising properties. Is not effective when applied topically beyond some moisturizing effect |
57 | phenoxyethanol | A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products |
58 | linalool | A fragrance. Can be irritating |
59 | citronellol | A fragrance. Can be irritating |
60 | geraniol | A fragrance. Can be irritating |