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Germaine de Capuccini Purexpert Purifying Mattifying Cleansing Foam
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Purexpert Purifying Mattifying Cleansing Foam
disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate
0.5% -
1.15%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
lauric acid
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Purexpert Purifying Mattifying Cleansing Foam
lauric acid
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
salix alba bark extract
0.3% -
0.75%
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
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
50/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
salix alba bark extract
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish
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
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
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Comodogenic ingredients
lauric acid
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
myristic acid
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
lauric acid
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Potential irritants
salix alba bark extract
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish
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
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
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Comodogenic ingredients
lauric acid
2.9% -
4.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
myristic acid
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
All ingredients
glycerin
4% -
5.9%
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
stearic acid
3.9% -
5.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as an emollient
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Stearic acid, Lauric acid, Palmitic acid, Polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate, Cocamide dea, Potassium hydroxide, Myristic acid, Pentylene glycol, Sodium peg-8 palm glycerides carboxylate, Disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, Polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, Salix alba bark extract, Salicylic acid, Leptospermone, Flavesone, Isoleptospermone, Polysorbate 80, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium edta, Phenoxyethanol, Methylpropanediol, O-cymen-5-ol, Ci 61570, Unknown
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- The fatty acid profile of the skin surface lipid layer in papulopustular rosacea
- Safety Assessment of Polyglyceryl Fatty Acid Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Efficacy and Safety of White Willow Bark (Salix alba) Extract
- An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging
- Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
- Beta Hydroxy Acids
- A review of toxicity from topical salicylic acid preparations
- Glycolic Acid Peels Versus Salicylic–Mandelic Acid Peels in Active Acne Vulgaris and Post‐Acne Scarring and Hyperpigmentation: A Comparative Study
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium p-Chloro-m-Cresol, p-Chloro-m-Cresol, Chlorothymol, Mixed Cresols, m-Cresol, o-Cresol, p-Cresol, Isopropyl Cresols, Thymol, o-Cymen-5-ol, and Carvacrol