PRODUCT REVIEW
Paula's choice Skin Recovery Softening Cream Cleanser Full size
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Skin Recovery Softening Cream Cleanser Full size
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.6% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
disodium cocoamphodiacetate
2.2% -
3.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent
hexylene glycol
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps create a more spreadable product texture
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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: 2
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.6% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
chamomilla recutita flower extract
0.85% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
3.8% -
5.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
laureth-4
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
beta-glucan
0.5% -
1.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-blemish
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
glycine soja oil
3.8% -
5.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
1.6% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
chamomilla recutita flower extract
0.85% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory
Plant extract that can have healing and anti-inflammatory properties. It is a potential allergen and can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
glycine soja oil
3.8% -
5.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
laureth-4
1.4% -
2.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
All ingredients
hydrogenated polydecene
5% -
7.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and create a nice product texture
glycine soja oil
3.8% -
5.7%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good emollient that helps soften the skin and helps repair its barrier function. It can clog pores if used in high concentrations.
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Ingredient list view
Water, Hydrogenated polydecene, Glycine soja oil, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Disodium cocoamphodiacetate, Polysorbate 80, Laureth-4, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Chamomilla recutita flower extract, Beta-glucan, Paraffinum liquidum, Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, Butylene glycol, Disodium edta, Sodium hydroxide, Hexylene glycol, Caprylyl glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin
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- Safety Assessment of Polyene Group as Used in Cosmetics
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Laureths 4 and 23
- β-Glucans: Multi-Functional Modulator of Wound Healing
- Anti-Wrinkle Therapy: Significant New Findings in the Non-Invasive Cosmetic Treatment of Skin Wrinkles with Beta-Glucan
- Skin Health Promotion Effects of Natural Beta-Glucan Derived from Cereals and Microorganisms: A Review
- Anticancer properties of low molecular weight oat beta-glucan – An in vitro study
- A critical review on production and industrial applications 2 of beta-glucans
- Improving skin function with CM-glucan, a biological response modifier from yeast
- Preparation, characterization, and biological properties of β-glucans
- Characterization of a new beta(1-3)-glucan branching activity of Aspergillus fumigatus