Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Cleansing
Doesn't work for:
based on ingredients and %- Exfoliation
- Anti-blemish
Can it cause trouble?
- Irritation risk: medium
- Comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Key actives
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Peppermint Charcoal Bar Soap
Source: Oars + Alps
This product works by removing dirt and oil from the surface of the skin. It uses a combination of mild cleansing agents (coconut acid, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, sodium palmate) and should be able to cleanse the skin gently. Still keep in mind that any cleansing can disrupt the skin barrier, and most people do not need to cleanse their skin more than once per day.
Works as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Activated Charcoal, Spirulina, and Volcanic Sand work in tandem to purge your skin of dead skin cells, sweat, and bacteria and reduce excess oil, keeping breakouts at bay.
Source: Oars + Alps
Effective ingredients missing or their concentration is too low.
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Refresh and energize dull skin with our exfoliating Peppermint soap bar.
Source: Oars + Alps
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 | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score: 33/100.
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Potential irritants
Comedogenic ingredients
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| Product | Similarity | Price | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
 OARS + ALPS Peppermint Charcoal Bar Soap | Current | $10.00 | |
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Key Actives
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
Works as a cleansing agent. Helps water and oil mix together
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin
Potential irritants
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
Comedogenic ingredients
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
All ingredients
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
Milled volcanic rock. Used as an abrasive for physical exfoliation
Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin
An umbrella term for the following three colorants: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499. They might be able to offer some protection against visible light, but the degree of the protection is not clear
Ingredient list view
Sodium palmate, Sodium cocoate, Sodium palm kernelate, Water, Glycerin, Coconut acid, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Parfum, Pumice, Carbon, Sodium chloride, Galactoarabinan, Sodium gluconate, Hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, Titanium dioxide, Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, Spirulina maxima extract, Unknown, Chlorophyllin-copper complex, Volcanic sand, Iron oxides