Effectiveness
68 /100Irritancy
HIGHIngredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
---|---|---|---|
dimethicone | HIGH | ||
dimethiconol | HIGH | ||
glycerin | HIGH |
Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin benefit |
---|---|---|
argania spinosa kernel oil | ||
glycol distearate | ||
isopropyl alcohol |
Pos | Ingredient Name | Description |
---|---|---|
1 | water (aqua | Plain old water |
2 | cetyl alcohol | A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together |
3 | cetearyl alcohol | A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture |
4 | glycerin | One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant |
5 | behentrimonium chloride | |
6 | argania spinosa kernel oil | An emollient that helps soften the upper layer of the skin. Might have some weak anti-oxidant properties |
7 | silk amino acids | Might help attract water to the upper layer of the skin |
8 | dimethicone | A silicone that helps to reduce water loss from the surface of the skin. Can temporarily "fill in" lines and wrinkles, absorb oil, and create a nice product finish |
9 | cyclopentasiloxane | A silicone that helps improve the product texture and spreadability. Can absord oil creating a short-term mattifying effect on the skin |
10 | dimethiconol | A silicone that makes products more spreadable and keeps skin smooth. Helps to add gloss to skin and may visually fill in fine lines/wrinkles for short time |
11 | glycol distearate | Helps water and oil mix together |
12 | glycol stearate | |
13 | isopropyl alcohol | A drying alcohol. Can increase skin's sensitivity and cause dryness and irritation |
14 | ceteareth-20 | Helps oil and water mix together. Has some emollient properties |
15 | propylene glycol | Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin |
16 | citric acid | Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH |
17 | dmdm hydantoin | A preservative that releases formaldehyde and can be irritating |
18 | diazolidinyl urea | A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating |
19 | iodopropynyl butylcarbamate | A preservative. Can be irritating |
20 | fragrance (parfum | An aromatic blend of unspecified irritating ingredients |
21 | yellow 5 (ci 19140 | A yellow dye |
22 | red 4 | A colorant |
23 | 0 ( | The ingredient is not recognized |
24 | ci 16035 |
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