PRODUCT REVIEW
Pestle & Mortar Erase Balm Cleanser
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Erase Balm Cleanser
cetearyl alcohol
3.3% -
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
peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides
1.6% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps dissolve other ingredients
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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
lavandula angustifolia flower oil
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
A fragrant plant oil, can be irritating
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
cetearyl alcohol
3.3% -
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
All ingredients
Key Actives
tocopherol
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
limnanthes alba seed oil
0.6% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
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Potential irritants
lavandula angustifolia flower oil
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
A fragrant plant oil, can be irritating
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.15% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
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Comodogenic ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
cetearyl alcohol
3.3% -
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
All ingredients
ethylhexyl palmitate
22% -
33%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient that helps soften the skin and create a nice product texture
c10-18 triglycerides
6% -
9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the skin and attract water to its upper layer. Helps create nice product texture
vitis vinifera seed oil
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
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Ingredient list view
Ethylhexyl palmitate, C10-18 triglycerides, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Cetearyl alcohol, Helianthus annuus seed oil, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, Euphorbia cerifera wax, Squalane, Peg-60 almond glycerides, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Cucurbita pepo seed oil, Tocopherol, Opuntia ficus-indica seed oil, Lavandula angustifolia flower oil, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Linalool, Citronellol, Geraniol, Citral, Limonene
Sources
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health
- The Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Potential of Opuntia ficus indica L. inermis Extracted Oil from Tunisia
- Allergic contact dermatitis due to Opuntia ficus‐indica var. saboten
- Fragrance Compound Geraniol Forms Contact Allergens on Air Exposure. Identification and Quantification of Oxidation Products and Effect on Skin Sensitization