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MISSHA Buy Missha All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun Gel in Australia
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Missha All Around Safe Block Aqua Sun helps to moisturize and nourish the skin.
dimethicone
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
cyclopentasiloxane
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absorb oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin
butylene glycol
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
It also helps to protect the skin to help prevent early signs of aging.
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
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How honest is this product?
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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: 0
Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
Amiloxate or Neo Heliopan E1000. A UV filter. It is effective against UVB and UVA II rays. Not available in the US. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
dimethicone
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Mattifying
A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish
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Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
Amiloxate or Neo Heliopan E1000. A UV filter. It is effective against UVB and UVA II rays. Not available in the US. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
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homosalate
5.8% -
7.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Sun protection
A weak sunscreen that offers some protection against the sun rays that cause sunburn (UVB), but does not offer meaningful protection against protect against the most aging sun rays (UVA). It loses its effectiveness quickly when exposed to sunlight. It is an organic, or so called "chemical" sunscreen. When used in low concentrations, helps to stabilize the product formulation
alcohol denat.
4.3% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
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Ingredient list view
Water, Homosalate, Alcohol denat., Ethylhexyl salicylate, Dipropylene glycol, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Silica, Methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, Isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, Octocrylene, Bis-peg/ppg-20/5 peg/ppg-20/5 dimethicone, Methoxy peg/ppg-25/4 dimethicone, Dimethicone, Caprylyl glycol, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium hydroxide, 1,2-hexanediol, Bht, Disodium edta, Limonia acidissima extract, Butylene glycol, Vp/hexadecene copolymer, Cyclopentasiloxane, Acrylates/dimethicone copolymer, Chrysanthemum indicum flower extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Phenoxyethanol, Morus alba fruit extract, Cinnamomum cassia bark extract, Artemisia princeps leaf extract, Diospyros kaki leaf extract, Pueraria lobata root extract, Thymus vulgaris leaf water, Centaurea cyanus flower water, Helichrysum italicum flower water