HydroPeptide Travel-Size Exfoliating Cleanser
FULFILLED
- Exfoliation
- Cleansing
- glycolic acid
- arginine/lysine polypeptide
- acetyl hexapeptide-30
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Formula review
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What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product works by removing dirt and oil from the surface of the skin.
It contains the following cleansing agents that tend to be harsh on the skin: sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate.
The following cleansing agents are typically mild, but still can cause an irritation or allergy for some people coco-glucoside, decyl glucoside, glyceryl oleate.
Keep in mind that cleansing can disrupt the skin barrier, and most people do not need to cleanse their skin more than once per day.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH |  |  | |
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HIGH | | |
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What does the product description say?WIMJ summary
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: glycolic acid.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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HIGH | | |
Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine | | |
| sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate | | |
| decyl glucoside | | |
Ingredients by volume
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Plain old water
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Used as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
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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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Questions
Skincare resources
Scientific Sources
- Final Report On the Safety Assessment of Sodium Alpha-Olefin Sulfonates
- Ecofriendly surfactant is allergen of the year
- 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?
- Photoprotective and antiinflammatory effects of topical glycolic acid
- Glycolic acid peel therapy – a current review
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Extracts from Glycine max (soybean) induce elastin synthesis and inhibit elastase activity
- Dermatological and cosmeceutical benefits of Glycine max (soybean) and its active components
- Safety Assessment of Soy Peptides as Used in Cosmetics
- Ginseng in Dermatology: A Review
- Antiaging effects of the mixture of Panax ginseng and Crataegus pinnatifida in human dermal fibroblasts and healthy human skin
- Allergic contact dermatitis induced by rosemary leaf extract in a cleansing gel
- Safety Assessment of Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics