PRODUCT REVIEW
Physicians Formula Coconut Milk Eye Makeup Remover
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Coconut Milk Eye Makeup Remover
carbomer
1.4% -
2%
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
polysorbate 20
0.4% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
xanthan gum
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used to create a thicker product consistency
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| 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
Comodogenic ingredients
chondrus crispus extract
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
2.7% -
4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces redness,
Antibacterial
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
dipotassium glycyrrhizate
0.35% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Evens skin tone
A salt derived from licorice. Works as an emollient to soften the upper layer of the skin and can help calm down inflammation. Might be helpful for skin lightening
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Potential irritants
pullulan
0.8% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Mattifying
Creates a thin drying film on the skin resulting in a short-term tightening effect
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Comodogenic ingredients
chondrus crispus extract
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency
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
glycerin
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Ingredient list view
Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, Carbomer, Caprylyl glycol, Caesalpinia spinosa fruit extract, Pullulan, Chondrus crispus extract, Polysorbate 20, Dipotassium glycyrrhizate, Disodium edta, Sodium hydroxide, Kappaphycus alvarezii extract, Collagen amino acids, Ci 77491, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol, Ci 77891, Agar, Calcium alginate, Sodium lactate, Xanthan gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tropolone, Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, Sodium benzoate, Sodium hyaluronate, Ci 73360, Retinyl palmitate, Palmitoyl tripeptide-1, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7
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- Ameliorating effect of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on an IL-4- and IL-13-induced atopic dermatitis-like skin-equivalent model
- Final report on the safety assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate.
- A comparative study of gluconolactone versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne
- The Polyhydroxy Acid Gluconolactone Protects Against Ultraviolet Radiation in an In Vitro Model of Cutaneous Photoaging
- Applications of hydroxy acids: classification, mechanisms, and photoactivity
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