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$25.00
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Size: 3.5 oz
Refining Sugar Cleanser
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Can the product deliver on its promises?

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What does the product description say?
"Refining Sugar Cleanser"
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WIMJ summary for cleansing

This product works by removing dirt and oil from the surface of the skin.

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
HIGH
meets threshold
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Promise
What does the product description say?
"Multi-Tasking Vanilla-Infused Cleanser Natural sugar and intoxicating vanilla-infused cleanser that gently exfoliates surface impurities as it transforms into a creamy, foaming lather?leaving skin radiant and refined."
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WIMJ summary for exfoliation

This product does not contain effective exfoliating ingredients. It might be able to deliver physical exfoliation, that is scrub off some of the dead cells on the surface of the skin. We do not recommend physical exfoliation, because it is not uniform (some bits of skin can get exfoliated too much while others not at all). It can also traumatize the skin and aggrevate acne and other skin conditions.

How honest is this product?

Promise Can it deliver?
Cleansing
Exfoliation
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 37/100.

Potential irritants

IRRITANCY
MEDIUM
Ingredient Irritancy Skin Benefit
sodium cocoyl isethionate
Has skin benefit
canola oil
Has skin benefit
caprylic/capric triglyceride
Has skin benefit

Ingredients by volume

Ingredient Estimated concentration
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion
26% - 39%
Helps water and oil mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
9.1% - 13.7%
A plant oil that can help soften the upper layer of the skin
5% - 7.5%
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
3.6% - 5.3%
Used to absorb oil and can temporarily mattify skin
2.3% - 3.4%
Used to thicken the product's consistency
1.9% - 2.8%
1.5% - 2.3%
Used to create a thicker product consistency
1.4% - 2.1%
A type of peptide. Peptides are excellent moisturizers and might be able support collagen production reducing fine lines and wrinkles
1.1% - 1.6%
0.85% - 1.25%
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
0.5% - 1.2%
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
0.45% - 1.05%
0.4% - 0.95%
Plain old water
0.35% - 0.85%
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
0.35% - 0.75%
Helps mask the small of other ingredients and improve the product texture
0.2% - 0.7%
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
0.15% - 0.55%
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
0.1% - 0.45%
Used to stabilize product formulations and help soften the upper layer of the skin
0.15% - 0.6%
Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH
0.1% - 0.3%
A preservative
0.05% - 0.25%
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. Can contain volalite oils and be irritating
0.05% - 0.2%
A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin. Can contain volalite oils and be irritating
0.05% - 0.2%
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