PRODUCT REVIEW
Helan Natural Ginkgo Biloba, Blackberry, and Butcher's Broom Ointment
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Working in combination, organic common bilberry water, sweet almond oil and butter, and Vitamin E protect capillaries and provide an emollient and nourishing layer to skin in need of improved circulation.
prunus amygdalus dulcis seed
1.5% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
caprylic/capric triglyceride
1.4% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
glycerin
3.1% -
3.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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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Anti-oxidation
ginkgo biloba leaf extract
0.5% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and reduce inflammation in skin. It can be irritating
vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but research on its efficacy in skin is lacking
aesculus hippocastanum seed extract
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
aesculus hippocastanum seed extract
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
hydrogenated vegetable oil
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
ginkgo biloba leaf extract
0.5% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals and reduce inflammation in skin. It can be irritating
tocopherol
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
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
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Potential irritants
aesculus hippocastanum seed extract
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
Plant extract. Might have some anti-oxidant properties. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
hydrogenated vegetable oil
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
An oil from a mixture of different vegetables. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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All ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredient list view
Water, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit water, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycerin, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Sorbitan stearate, Dicaprylyl carbonate, Prunus amygdalus dulcis seed, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Stearic acid, Palmitic acid, Mentha piperita oil, Aesculus hippocastanum seed extract, Escin, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, Ruscus aculeatus root extract, Vitis vinifera leaf extract, Ginkgo biloba leaf extract, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Xanthan gum, Benzyl alcohol, Tocopheryl acetate, Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Cetearyl glucoside, Glyceryl undecylenate, Glyceryl caprylate, Maltodextrin, Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Butter, Myristic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Citric acid
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