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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Glacial Face Wash With Biospheric Complex
palmitic acid
1.5% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that is naturally present in skin and helps soften it
polysorbate 20
0.25% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
White willow bark purifies pores and soothes irritation to prevent breakouts while revitalizing Icelandic kelp detoxifies and cools inflammation.
retinol
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
lauric acid
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
salix alba bark extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
Exfoliation
retinol
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
salix alba bark extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Cleansing | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 5
Potential irritants
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
1.4% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
salix alba bark extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
lauric acid
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
retinol
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Mattifying,
Anti-blemish
Two steps removed from the active form of vitamin A - retinoic acid. Once converted to the retinoic acid in the skin, retinol is proven to be effective against all signs of aging. It improves skin cell turnover, helps fight blemishes and clogged pores, can regulate excess oil production and even skin tone. It can, however, be quite irritating
avena sativa kernel extract
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Reduces redness,
Anti-oxidation
An effective moisturizing and skin barrier repair ingredient. Helps calm down inflammation and has some anti-oxidant properties
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Potential irritants
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate
1.4% -
1.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as cleansing agent
salix alba bark extract
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-oxidation,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish
A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect
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Comodogenic ingredients
myristic acid
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
lauric acid
1.7% -
2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing,
Antibacterial,
Anti-blemish
Helps water and oil mix together. Has anti-bacterial properties that might be helpful in preventing blemishes
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All ingredients
glycerin
4.7% -
5.7%
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
myristic acid
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Could be comedogenic
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Myristic acid, Potassium hydroxide, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Behenic acid, Lauric acid, Palmitic acid, Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, Stearic acid, Avena sativa kernel extract, Salix alba bark extract, Rubus chamaemorus seed oil, Oxycoccus palustris seed oil, Luffa cylindrica seed oil, Thymus vulgaris flower/leaf extract, Buddleja davidii extract, Ricinus communis seed oil, Angelica archangelica root water, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Laminaria digitata powder, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, Propylene glycol, Xanthan gum, Menthone glycerin acetal, Disodium edta, Ascorbyl palmitate, Ethylhexyl palmitate, Tocopherol, Retinol, Polysorbate 20, Lecithin, Peg-75 shea butter glycerides, Pentylene glycol, Perfluorodecalin, Glycosphingolipids, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Butylene glycol, Potassium phosphate, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic acid, Dehydroacetic acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Polyaminopropyl biguanide, Potassium sorbate, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Sodium benzoate, Bht, Butylphenyl methylpropional, Linalool, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, Benzyl salicylate, Hexyl cinnamal, Geraniol, Limonene, Citronellol, Eugenol, Parfum, Ci 42090, Ci 17200
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- The fatty acid profile of the skin surface lipid layer in papulopustular rosacea
- Safety Assessment of Alkyl Taurate Amides and Taurate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
- Efficacy and Safety of White Willow Bark (Salix alba) Extract
- An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging
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- Effect of ricinoleic acid in acute and subchronic experimental models of inflammation
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
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- Vitamin E and Skin Health
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- A comparative study of the effects of retinol and retinoic acid on histological, molecular, and clinical properties of human skin
- 4 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium Dehydroacetate and Dehydroacetic Acid
- Contact allergy to polyhexamethylene biguanide (polyaminopropyl biguanide)
- The influence of alkane chain length on the skin irritation potential of 1,2-alkanediols