PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
VCE Citrus Brightening Cleanser
cocamidopropyl betaine
4.5% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
decyl glucoside
5.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
ppg-2 hydroxyethyl coco/isostearamide
2.3% -
2.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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Honesty check
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
sodium laureth sulfate
12% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
decyl glucoside
5.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
12% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
zinc gluconate
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-inflammatory,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin
copper gluconate
0.6% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Evens skin tone
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing
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Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
12% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
decyl glucoside
5.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
12% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
All ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
12% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
decyl glucoside
5.5% -
6.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Ingredient list view
Water, Sodium laureth sulfate, Decyl glucoside, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Ppg-2 hydroxyethyl coco/isostearamide, Sodium chloride, Dimethyl mea, Ascorbyl palmitate, Magnesium aspartate, Zinc gluconate, Copper gluconate, Disodium edta, Citric acid, Benzophenone-4, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Parfum, Limonene
Sources
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Ecofriendly surfactant is allergen of the year
- Magnesium ions inhibit the antigen-presenting function of human epidermal Langerhans cells in vivo and in vitro. Involvement of ATPase, HLA-DR, B7 molecules, and cytokines
- Zinc salts in dermatology
- An overview of zinc and its importance in dermatology-Part II: The association of zinc with some dermatologic disorders
- Zinc, copper and manganese enhanced keratinocyte migration through a functional modulation of keratinocyte integrins
- Evaluation of the effects of topical zinc gluconate in wound healing
- A polyhydroxy acid skin care regimen provides antiaging effects comparable to an alpha-hydroxyacid regimen
- Applications of hydroxy acids: classification, mechanisms, and photoactivity
- Benzophenone 4: An emerging allergen in cosmetics and toiletries?