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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Featuring a foaming cleanser, exfoliating buffing pad and oil blotting sheet mask, the 3-step solution works to banish excess sebum, decongest the pores and clear dead skin cells, for a clarified and more radiant complexion.
carbomer
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps create a thicker or gel-like product texture. It is not a surfactant but can be used in gentle cleansing formulations
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
SOS 3-Step Blemish Solution Mask
lauric acid
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
allantoin
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
centella asiatica extract
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Featuring a foaming cleanser, exfoliating buffing pad and oil blotting sheet mask, the 3-step solution works to banish excess sebum, decongest the pores and clear dead skin cells, for a clarified and more radiant complexion.
salix nigra bark extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that might contain salicylic acid
allantoin
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
salix alba bark extract
0.25% -
0.45%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Exfoliation | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
33/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
hamamelis virginiana leaf extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
6.6% -
8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
lauric acid
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
centella asiatica extract
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that has been shown to be able to reduce inflammation in skin, support restoration of skin barrier function, as well as support collagen production. Contains active compounds called centelloids: asiaticoside, madecasosside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid. Might be helpful in preventing stretch marks. It can be itself be irritating though.
allantoin
0.35% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-blemish,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
hamamelis virginiana leaf extract
0.3% -
0.55%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
A plant extract that can help calm down inflammation in skin. Can, however, itself be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
6.6% -
8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
lauric acid
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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myristic acid
6.6% -
8%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
palmitic acid
3.9% -
4.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it
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Ingredient list view
Water, Myristic acid, Palmitic acid, Stearic acid, Potassium hydroxide, Lauric acid, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Glyceryl stearate, 1,2-hexanediol, Disodium cocoamphodiacetate, Butylene glycol, Sodium chloride, Peg-100 stearate, Polyquaternium-7, Arachidic acid, Hexylene glycol, Allantoin, Sodium benzoate, Hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, Salix nigra bark extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Disodium edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Limonene, Water, Dipropylene glycol, Cellulose, Polyquaternium-10, Alcohol, Glycerin, Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, Carbomer, Peg-20 glyceryl triisostearate, 1,2-hexanediol, Peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, Panthenol, Butylene glycol, Hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, Pantolactone, Salix nigra bark extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum, Benzyl benzoate, Hexyl cinnamal, Linalool, Water, Sodium polystyrene sulfonate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Paeonia suffruticosa root extract, Centella asiatica extract, 1,2-hexanediol, Peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Glyceryl caprylate, Glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, Dipropylene glycol, Pvm/ma copolymer, Hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, Salix alba bark extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Citrus aurantifolia fruit extract, Citrus limon fruit extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Citrus aurantium dulcis fruit extract, Vitis vinifera fruit extract, Disodium edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Parfum
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- The fatty acid profile of the skin surface lipid layer in papulopustular rosacea
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- The influence of alkane chain length on the skin irritation potential of 1,2-alkanediols
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Augmentation of sebaceous lipogenesis by an ethanol extract of Grifola frondosa (Maitake mushroom) in hamsters in vivo and in vitro
- Safety Evaluation of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Compounds for Cosmetic Use
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Titrated Extract of Centella asiatica in Phthalic Anhydride-Induced Allergic Dermatitis Animal Model
- Centella asiatica in cosmetology
- Triterpene Composition and Bioactivities of Centella asiatica
- Asiaticoside induction for cell-cycle progression, proliferation and collagen synthesis in human dermal fibroblasts
- Assessment report on Centella asiatica (L.) Urban, herba
- Centella asiatica in Dermatology: An Overview
- The Effects of a Standardized Extract of Centella asiatica on Postlaser Resurfacing Wound Healing on the Face: A Split-Face, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Efficacy and Safety of White Willow Bark (Salix alba) Extract
- An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging
- Safety Assessment of Citrus-Derived Peel Oils as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety Assessment of Citrus Fruit-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Photosensitivity in children: An approach to diagnosis and management