PRODUCT REVIEW
NEOSTRATA Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser for Dull and Uneven Skin
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser for Dull and Uneven Skin
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
disodium lauroamphodiacetate
4.4% -
6.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
glyceryl stearate
0.4% -
1%
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?
Enlighten Ultra Brightening Cleanser for Dull and Uneven Skin
acetyl glucosamine
6% -
9%
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:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
propylene glycol
0.55% -
1.25%
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
0.1% -
0.45%
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
6% -
9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
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
0.4% -
1%
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
Show more
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
propylene glycol
0.55% -
1.25%
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
0.1% -
0.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
All ingredients
acetyl glucosamine
6% -
9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
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
disodium lauroamphodiacetate
4.4% -
6.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together
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Ingredient list view
Water, Acetyl glucosamine, Disodium lauroamphodiacetate, Sodium trideceth sulfate, Acrylates copolymer, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Propylene glycol, Hexylene glycol, Ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, Glyceryl stearate, Glycol distearate, Laureth-4, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Isopropyl alcohol, Ammonium hydroxide, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, Limonene, Elettaria cardamomum seed extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis peel extract, Lavandula angustifolia flower/leaf/stem extract, Eugenia caryophyllus flower extract, Gardenia taitensis flower extract, Hedychium spicatum extract, Hibiscus abelmoschus seed extract, Rosa damascena extract, Jasminum officinale flower/leaf extract, Vanilla planifolia fruit extract, Prunus armeniaca fruit extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Bht, Disodium edta, Sodium metabisulfite, Sodium sulfite, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin, Ci 14700, Ci 15985
Sources
- The effect of N-acetyl-glucosamine on stratum corneum desquamation and water content in human skin
- 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
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymer and 33 Related Cosmetic Ingredients
- Amended Safety Assessment of Acrylates Copolymers as Used in Cosmetics
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Laureths 4 and 23
- Safety Assessment of Citrus Fruit-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Photosensitivity in children: An approach to diagnosis and management