PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
carbomer
0.15% -
0.25%
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
cocamidopropyl betaine
3.2% -
3.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
coco-glucoside
4.2% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
papain
0.4% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
An enzyme extracted from papaya fruit. Can have an exfoliating effect on the skin. Can be irritating
salicylic acid
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
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How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Cleansing | |
Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
coco-glucoside
4.2% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
salicylic acid
0.45% -
0.65%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish,
Antibacterial,
Evens skin tone
Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)
hydrolyzed yeast extract
0.3% -
0.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might have some anti-oxidant and skin lightening properties
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Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
coco-glucoside
4.2% -
5.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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All ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
13%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
maltooligosyl glucoside
4.3% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps water and oil mix together and can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Sodium laureth sulfate, Maltooligosyl glucoside, Coco-glucoside, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Acrylates copolymer, Glycol distearate, Sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, Parfum, Macrocystis pyrifera extract, Acacia senegal gum, Glyceryl oleate, Phenoxyethanol, Laureth-4, Hexylene glycol, Salicylic acid, Papain, Hydrolyzed yeast extract, Citric acid, Benzoic acid, Dehydroacetic acid, Tetrasodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Carbomer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Algin, Tocopherol
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