PRODUCT REVIEW
ilapothecary Protective Aura Day Cream
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Protective Aura Day Cream
theobroma cacao seed butter
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
glycerin
0.35% -
0.6%
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
cetearyl alcohol
2.6% -
3.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Protect your skin against the stressors of daily life with this nourishing face cream to maintain a radiant and youthful-looking complexion.
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
p-anisic acid
1.1% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
rosa damascena flower water
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Used to add a nice rose smell to the product. Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.6% -
3.1%
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
theobroma cacao seed butter
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-dandruff
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
theobroma cacao seed butter
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-dandruff
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
prunus armeniaca kernel oil
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An emollient that helps soften the skin
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Potential irritants
p-anisic acid
1.1% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Helps preserve products. Can mask unpleasant smell. Could be irritating
rosa damascena flower water
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Used to add a nice rose smell to the product. Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and have some anti-oxidant effect. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
2.6% -
3.1%
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
theobroma cacao seed butter
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-dandruff
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function. Might have some anti-oxidant effect
All ingredients
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Help oil and water mix together
glyceryl stearate
3.6% -
4.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
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Ingredient list view
Water, Candelilla/jojoba/rice bran polyglyceryl-3 esters, Glyceryl stearate, Cetearyl alcohol, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Arachidyl alcohol, Behenyl alcohol, Arachidyl glucoside, P-anisic acid, Glyceryl caprylate, Moringa oleifera seed oil, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Prunus armeniaca kernel oil, Butyrospermum parkii nut extract, Theobroma cacao seed butter, Xanthan gum, Rosa damascena flower water, Aloe barbadensis leaf powder, Water, Glycerin, Glycine soja extract, Water, Propanediol, Tephrosia purpurea seed extract, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Santalum album oil, Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Unknown, Copernicia cerifera cera, Unknown, Decyl glucoside, Pentylene glycol
Sources
- Sodium anisate
- Moringa oleifera seed oil: Composition, nutritional aspects and health attributes
- Moringa oleifera Seeds and Oil: Characteristics and Uses for Human Health
- Cocoa polyphenols and their influence on parameters involved in ex vivo skin restructuring
- Annex I: Clinical evidence regarding sensitisation to individual fragrance chemicals and to natural extracts