PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Subverting our ingrained wariness towards all things blue, the ultra-hydrating Blue Butterfly Balm is the pinnacle of clean beauty with a 98%(!)
oenothera biennis oil
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
adansonia digitata oil
0.35% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Baobab oil. Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
mangifera indica seed butter
1.1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant effect
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Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Saturated with potent blue butterfly flower and Kalahari melon extracts among 19 other botanicals and a nourishing blend of macadamia, cupuaçu and evening primrose oils, this balm reinforces and protects the lipid barrier, seals moisture for up to 24 hours of deep hydration, ‘plumps’ out the look of dehydration lines and smooths roughness.
butyrospermum parkii butter
1% -
1.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
limnanthes alba seed oil
3.7% -
5.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
This oil's cmposition is closest to rapeseed oil. It is a very stable oil and serves as an emoillient
tocopherol
0.1% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
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
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-aging |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
62/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1% -
1.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
oenothera biennis oil
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin and can support skin barrier function
limnanthes alba seed oil
3.7% -
5.5%
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
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Comodogenic ingredients
butyrospermum parkii butter
1% -
1.45%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A great moisturising ingredient that softens the skin and reduces water loss from its upper layer. It also can be helpful in protecting skin from free radicals
All ingredients
caprylyl caprylate/caprate
22% -
34%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
macadamia integrifolia seed oil
4.4% -
6.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A plant oil that helps soften the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Caprylyl caprylate/caprate, Unknown, Macadamia integrifolia seed oil, Polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, Limnanthes alba seed oil, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-6 distearate, Pentylene glycol, Clitoria ternatea flower extract, Mangifera indica seed butter, Butyrospermum parkii butter, Glyceryl stearate, Cetyl alcohol, Theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, Linum usitatissimum seed oil, Rosa canina fruit oil, Oryza sativa starch, Jojoba esters, Boswellia carterii oil, Oenothera biennis oil, Adansonia digitata oil, Unknown, Cucumis melo seed oil, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Pelargonium graveolens oil, Lavandula angustifolia oil, Tanacetum annuum flower oil, Rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate, Tocopherol
Sources
- Fatty acids profile of oil from nine varieties of Macadamia nut
- Safety Assessment of Polyglyceryl Fatty Acid Esters as Used in Cosmetics
- Extraction and Characteristics of Seed Kernel Oil from Mango
- Promising features of mango (Mangifera indica L.) kernel oil: a review
- Evaluation of the fatty acid composition of the seeds of Mangifera indica L. and their application
- Advanced Skin Care – A Novel Ingredient
- Fatty acid composition and metal content of Adansonia digitata seeds and seed oil
- Anti-aging potential of extracts from Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst and its chemical profiling by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS
- Physico-chemical composition and characterisation of the seed and seed oil of Sclerocarya birrea
- Assessment of the potential irritancy of oleic acid on human skin: Evaluation in vitro and in vivo
- Allergic contact dermatitis induced by rosemary leaf extract in a cleansing gel
- Safety Assessment of Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
- Rosmarinus officinalis Extract Suppresses Propionibacterium acnes–Induced Inflammatory Responses
- Vitamin E in dermatology