PRODUCT REVIEW
Paul & Joe Cleansing Gel
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Cleansing Gel
carbomer
0.85% -
1.3%
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
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose
0.45% -
1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the formulation
lauric acid
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
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
alcohol
2.7% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
lauric acid
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
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
lauric acid
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Potential irritants
alcohol
2.7% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Antibacterial
Can be drying and contribute to skin irritation. Used in formulars to dissolve other ingredients, create a thinner product consistency or for its antibacterial properties
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Comodogenic ingredients
lauric acid
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
All ingredients
butylene glycol
5.9% -
8.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
peg-8
3.5% -
5.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product consistency
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Ingredient list view
Water, Butylene glycol, Peg-8, Alcohol, Olea europaea fruit oil, Unknown, Lavandula angustifolia flower water, Disodium edta, Peg-6 cocamide, Carbomer, Sorbitan sesquioleate, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Polysorbate 80, Menthol, Lauric acid, Sucrose, Unknown, Methylparaben, Parfum, Caramel, Ci 15985, Unknown