PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
MONUSKIN Energising Facial Wash
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
decyl glucoside
8.4% -
10.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
polysorbate 20
2.3% -
2.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
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Honesty check
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: 0
Potential irritants
decyl glucoside
8.4% -
10.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.4%
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
No comodogenic ingredients detected
User reviews (0)
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
zinc gluconate
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin
copper gluconate
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing
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Potential irritants
decyl glucoside
8.4% -
10.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.4% -
5.4%
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
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
decyl glucoside
8.4% -
10.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
glycerin
4.2% -
5.1%
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
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Ingredient list view
Water, Decyl glucoside, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Polysorbate 20, Triethanolamine, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Citrus nobilis peel oil, Citrus aurantifolia oil, Rosa damascena flower oil, Limonene, Geraniol, Citronellol, Saponaria officinalis leaf extract, Panax ginseng root extract, Inulin, Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Zinc gluconate, Magnesium aspartate, Copper gluconate, Menthyl pca, Disodium edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium sorbate, Sodium benzoate
Sources
- Ecofriendly surfactant is allergen of the year
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety Assessment of Citrus-Derived Peel Oils as Used in Cosmetics
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- Air oxidation increases skin irritation from fragrance terpenes
- Annex I: Clinical evidence regarding sensitisation to individual fragrance chemicals and to natural extracts
- Ginseng in Dermatology: A Review
- Antiaging effects of the mixture of Panax ginseng and Crataegus pinnatifida in human dermal fibroblasts and healthy human skin
- Probiotics and prebiotics potential for the care of skin, female urogenital tract, and respiratory tract
- Zinc salts in dermatology
- An overview of zinc and its importance in dermatology-Part II: The association of zinc with some dermatologic disorders
- Zinc, copper and manganese enhanced keratinocyte migration through a functional modulation of keratinocyte integrins
- Evaluation of the effects of topical zinc gluconate in wound healing
- A polyhydroxy acid skin care regimen provides antiaging effects comparable to an alpha-hydroxyacid regimen
- Applications of hydroxy acids: classification, mechanisms, and photoactivity