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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Balancing Foam Cleanser
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
coco-betaine
4.1% -
5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent. Can be allergenic
coco-glucoside
0.55% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
coco-betaine
4.1% -
5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent. Can be allergenic
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
centella asiatica extract
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
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.
camellia sinensis leaf extract
0.25% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Antibacterial,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Moisturizing,
Evens skin tone
Can contain potent anti-oxidant compounds (abbreviated ECG, GCG, EGC, and EGCG) that might help protect the skin from free radicals. Can help calm down inflammation and has some anti-bacterial properties. Unfortunately, these antioxidants are unstable and lose their effectiveness very quickly in products. The concentration of the antioxidant compounds in the extract also tends to be low to be effective in topical formulation
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Potential irritants
coco-betaine
4.1% -
5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent. Can be allergenic
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
2.5% -
3.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
A non-drying alcohol. Works as an emollient. Helps water and oil mix together and creates a nice product texture
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glycerin
4.8% -
5.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
sodium cocoyl isethionate
4.9% -
5.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Sodium cocoyl isethionate, Coco-betaine, Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, Stearyl alcohol, Coconut acid, Glyceryl stearate, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Sodium chloride, Tea-cocoyl glutamate, Coco-glucoside, Sodium isethionate, Salicylic acid, Hydroxyacetophenone, Disodium edta, Allantoin panthenol, Sodium methyltaurate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric acid, Butylene glycol, Ascorbic acid, Glucomannan, 1,2-hexanediol, Diospyros kaki leaf extract, Vitis vinifera fruit extract, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Coffea arabica seed extract, Carthamus tinctorius flower extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Castanea crenata shell extract, Zanthoxylum piperitum peel extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Centella asiatica extract, Guaiazulene, Triticum vulgare sprout extract, Sucrose stearate, Oryza sativa bran extract, Cetearyl alcohol, Boswellia serrata resin extract, Carica papaya fruit extract, Pinus palustris leaf extract, Pueraria thunbergiana root extract, Oenothera biennis flower extract, Ulmus davidiana root extract, Olea europaea leaf extract, Laurus nobilis leaf extract, Melaleuca alternifolia leaf extract, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Chamaecyparis obtusa leaf extract, Bifida ferment lysate, Lactobacillus ferment lysate, Lactococcus ferment lysate, Moringa oleifera seed extract, Papain, Madecassic acid, Madecassoside, Asiatic acid, Asiaticoside, Melaleuca alternifolia leaf oil
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