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Tropic Skincare FRESH WAVES balancing moisturiser
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What can the product work for?
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
FRESH WAVES balancing moisturiser
vitis vinifera seed oil
4.6% -
6.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
alpha-glucan oligosaccharide
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
beta-glucan
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
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Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Prebiotics Helping to keep your skin's microbiome happy and healthy, prebiotics work to keep sebum levels in check and ward off blemish-causing bacteria.
beta-glucan
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Moisturizing | |
| Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
37/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 4
Potential irritants
ocimum basilicum extract
0.85% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract mostly used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
parfum
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
cocos nucifera oil
3.6% -
5.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
cocos nucifera oil
2.3% -
3.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
beta-glucan
0.35% -
0.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Reduces irritation,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-oxidation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin, calm down inflammation and irritation, restore the barrier function and support wound healing. It can be helpful in reducing fine lines and wrinkles
tocopherol
0.55% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Moisturizing,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging
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
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Potential irritants
ocimum basilicum extract
0.85% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
A plant extract mostly used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
parfum
0.5% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients
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Comodogenic ingredients
cocos nucifera oil
3.6% -
5.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
cocos nucifera oil
2.3% -
3.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
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All ingredients
aloe barbadensis extract
23% -
34%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin
cocos nucifera oil
3.6% -
5.3%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
An emollient. Found to be as effective as a moisturizer for dry skin as mineral oil. Could be comedogenic
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Ingredient list view
Aloe barbadensis extract, Cocos nucifera oil, Unknown, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Vaccinium myrtillus seed oil, Hyaluronic acid, Cocos nucifera oil, Glycerin, Alpha-glucan, Unknown, Algae, Unknown, Aloe vera leaf extract, Ocimum basilicum extract, Unknown, Tin, Tocopherol, Unknown, Jasminum sambac flower extract, Parfum, Parfum, Water, Coconut alkanes, Butylene glycol, Candelilla/jojoba/rice bran polyglyceryl-3 esters, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Vaccinium corymbosum seed oil, Sodium hyaluronate, Cetearyl alcohol, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Glyceryl stearate, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Cetearyl glucoside, Glycerin, Beta-glucan, Alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, Pectin, Sclerotium gum, Saccharide isomerate, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Sodium anisate, Levulinic acid, Sodium levulinate, Sodium gluconate, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed gardenia florida extract, Parfum, Citric acid, Sodium citrate, Maltodextrin, Geraniol, Linalool
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