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Topicrem AC Purifying Cleansing Gel
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What can the product work for?
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
AC Purifying Cleansing Gel
coco-glucoside
2.3% -
2.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Used as a cleansing agent (surfactant) in cleansers. Helps water and oil mix together in lotions. Can be irritating
glyceryl caprylate
1% -
1.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An emollient that can also help water and oil mix together, as well as prevent bacteria growth in products
glyceryl oleate
1.9% -
2.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
AC Purifying Cleansing Gel
zinc gluconate
1.5% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin
allantoin
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
coco-glucoside
2.3% -
2.9%
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% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
zinc gluconate
1.5% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-inflammatory,
Exfoliation,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation
Typically used to stabilize the product formulations. It is a salt of a polyhydroxy acid (PHA) and in larger concentrations, can help shed the dead cells from the skin surface revealing smoother skin. It can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Might to be helpful against acne and clogged pores. Could be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but solid research is missing. Due to the zinc content, might help calm down inflammation in skin
allantoin
0.55% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-inflammatory,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces redness,
Exfoliation
Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated
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Potential irritants
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
coco-glucoside
2.3% -
2.9%
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% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
All ingredients
sodium laureth sulfate
11% -
14%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
glycerin
3.9% -
4.8%
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, Sodium laureth sulfate, Glycerin, Sodium cocoamphoacetate, Coco-glucoside, Glyceryl oleate, Zinc gluconate, Myristyl pca, Sodium chloride, Glyceryl caprylate, Phenoxyethanol, Allantoin, Citric acid, Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, Sodium hydroxide, Tocopherol, Sodium sulfate, Hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, Lecithin, Ascorbyl palmitate, Parfum
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- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- In Vitro Assessment of Skin Irritation Potential of Surfactant-based Formulations by Using a 3-D Skin Reconstructed Tissue Model and Cytokine Response
- Allergen of the Year—Alkyl Glucoside
- Contact Sensitization to Emulsifying Agents: An Underrated Issue?
- Zinc salts in dermatology
- An overview of zinc and its importance in dermatology-Part II: The association of zinc with some dermatologic disorders
- Zinc, copper and manganese enhanced keratinocyte migration through a functional modulation of keratinocyte integrins
- Evaluation of the effects of topical zinc gluconate in wound healing
- A polyhydroxy acid skin care regimen provides antiaging effects comparable to an alpha-hydroxyacid regimen
- Applications of hydroxy acids: classification, mechanisms, and photoactivity
- Profile of wound healing process induced by allantoin
- Vitamin E in dermatology
- Vitamin E and Skin Health