PRODUCT REVIEW
NEOSTRATA Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser
cocamidopropyl betaine
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
disodium lauroamphodiacetate
6.6% -
9.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
glyceryl stearate
1.2% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that softens the skin and forms a protective layer on its surface. Helps water and oil mix together
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Revitalise dull, lack-lustre skin with the NeoStrata Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser ; a creamy, pearlescent formula that gently exfoliates and refreshes your complexion.
acetyl glucosamine
2.5% -
3.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
62/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
propylene glycol
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laureth-4
0.05% -
0.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
acetyl glucosamine
2.5% -
3.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Exfoliation
An effective moisturizing ingredient that also has been shown to be effective in evening out the skin tone and reducing hyperpigmentation. It can help somewhat reduce wrinkles in skin
glyceryl stearate
1.2% -
1.7%
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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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
2.1% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
propylene glycol
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laureth-4
0.05% -
0.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
All ingredients
disodium lauroamphodiacetate
6.6% -
9.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredient list view
Water, Disodium lauroamphodiacetate, Sodium trideceth sulfate, Acetyl glucosamine, Acrylates copolymer, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Propylene glycol, Glyceryl stearate, Phenoxyethanol, Ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, Glycerin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, Achillea millefolium extract, Alchemilla vulgaris extract, Malva sylvestris extract, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Mentha piperita leaf extract, Primula veris extract, Veronica officinalis extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel extract, Elettaria cardamomum seed extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract, Eugenia caryophyllus flower extract, Gardenia taitensis flower extract, Hedychium spicatum extract, Hibiscus abelmoschus extract, Jasminum officinale flower/leaf extract, Plumeria rubra flower extract, Polianthes tuberosa extract, Prunus armeniaca fruit extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Glycol distearate, Laureth-4, Ammonium hydroxide, Disodium edta, Bht, Sodium metabisulfite, Sodium sulfite, Chlorphenesin, Limonene, Ci 15985, Ci 14700
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- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
- Genomic expression changes induced by topical N-acetyl glucosamine in skin equivalent cultures in vitro
- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
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- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety Assessment of Citrus Fruit-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Photosensitivity in children: An approach to diagnosis and management
- Contact dermatitis as an adverse reaction to some topically used European herbal medicinal products – part 1: Achillea millefolium–Curcuma longa
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