PRODUCT REVIEW
Pestle & Mortar Erase Cleansing Balm
Can it cause trouble?
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Erase Cleansing Balm
cetearyl alcohol
3.5% -
5.2%
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
sorbitan stearate
1.9% -
2.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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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: 1
Potential irritants
lavandula angustifolia oil
0.45% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
An essential oil. Potential allergen and can be irritating. It has some anti-bacterial properties
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
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Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
3.5% -
5.2%
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
limnanthes alba seed oil
1.6% -
2.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
vitis vinifera seed oil
29% -
44%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
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Potential irritants
lavandula angustifolia oil
0.45% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
An essential oil. Potential allergen and can be irritating. It has some anti-bacterial properties
pelargonium graveolens flower oil
0.15% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation
An essential oil. Can be irritating. Can become an allergen with oxidation
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
cetearyl alcohol
3.5% -
5.2%
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
vitis vinifera seed oil
29% -
44%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
cetyl esters
5.9% -
8.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften upper layer of the skin and can enhance penetration of other ingredients into the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Vitis vinifera seed oil, Unknown, Cetyl esters, Cetearyl alcohol, Peg-60 almond glycerides, Sorbitan stearate, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Cucurbita pepo seed oil, Opuntia ficus-indica seed oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol
Sources
- Comparison of skin calming effects of cosmetic products containing 4-t-butylcyclohexanol or acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester on capsaicin-induced facial stinging in volunteers with sensitive skin
- Amended Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- The Antimicrobial and Wound Healing Potential of Opuntia ficus indica L. inermis Extracted Oil from Tunisia