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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Healthy Facial Wash
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
peg-7 glyceryl cocoate
2.2% -
2.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oils and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
lactic acid
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Exfoliation,
Anti-aging
An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome)
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Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
All ingredients
glycerin
4.4% -
5.3%
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
sodium laureth sulfate
5.2% -
6.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Sodium laureth sulfate, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil, Peg-12 dimethicone, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Mentha piperita oil, Panthenol, Xanthan gum, Sodium pca, Sodium lactate, Hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, Benzophenone-4, Disodium edta, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Sodium hydroxide, Lactic acid, Triethylene glycol, Benzyl alcohol, Propylene glycol, Limonene, Sodium benzoate, Glycine, Niacinamide, Fructose, Urea, Inositol, Potassium sorbate, Magnesium nitrate, Citric acid, Magnesium chloride, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Ci 15985, Ci 19140, Ci 16035, Unknown, Ci 42090
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Benzophenone 4: An emerging allergen in cosmetics and toiletries?
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Effect of Topical Application of Glycine and Proline on Recalcitrant Leg Ulcers of Prolidase Deficiency
- Functional glycine receptor in cultured human keratinocytes
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
- Gehring, W. (2004). Nicotinic acid/niacinamide and the skin. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(2), 88–93. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00115.x
- Topical urea in skincare: A review
- Methylisothiazolinone contact allergy: a review