PRODUCT REVIEW
The Body Shop Drops of Light™ Pure Resurfacing Liquid Peel
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
carbomer
2% -
3%
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
cetrimonium chloride
0.05% -
0.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A preservative
peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil
1.2% -
1.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Cleansing | |
Exfoliation |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
50/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
7.4% -
11.1%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
propylene glycol
3.5% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
palmaria palmata extract
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
0.55% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
palmaria palmata extract
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Potential irritants
alcohol denat.
7.4% -
11.1%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
propylene glycol
3.5% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
palmaria palmata extract
0.15% -
0.55%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
Red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
alcohol denat.
7.4% -
11.1%
Irritation risk:
Produces temporary toning effect. Can help dissolve other ingredients or preserve products
propylene glycol
3.5% -
5.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin. It can be irritating
Show more
Ingredient list view
Water, Alcohol denat., Propylene glycol, Glycerin, Carbomer, Ppg-26-buteth-26, Palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride, Peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, Quaternium-80, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Parfum, Sclerocarya birrea seed oil, Behentrimonium chloride, Palmaria palmata extract, Cetrimonium chloride, Isopropyl alcohol, Linalool, Phenoxyethanol
Sources
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Amended Safety Assessment of Butyl Polyoxyalkylene Ethers as Used in Cosmetics
- Amended Safety Assessment of PEGylated Oils as Used in Cosmetics
- Antioxidant Ability and Stability Studies of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a Cosmetic Tyrosinase Inhibitor
- 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