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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Ultra Balancing Gel Cleanser
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
decyl glucoside
1.9% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
glycol distearate
1.2% -
1.4%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps water and oil mix together
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
decyl glucoside
1.9% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Exfoliation,
Anti-inflammatory,
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)
salicylic acid
0.2% -
0.35%
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)
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Potential irritants
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
decyl glucoside
1.9% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laureth-4
0.35% -
0.65%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
laureth-4
0.2% -
0.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together
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glycerin
4.7% -
5.8%
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
cocamidopropyl betaine
5.5% -
6.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Decyl glucoside, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Olive oil peg-7 esters, Glycol distearate, Benzyl alcohol, Sodium chloride, Sodium lauroyl lactylate, Avena sativa kernel flour, Propanediol, Laureth-4, Xanthan gum, Panthenol, Tocopheryl acetate, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Citrus grandis peel oil, Salicylic acid, Citric acid, Disodium edta, Sodium benzoate, Limonene, Unknown, Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, Decyl glucoside, Magnesium aluminum silicate, Olive oil peg-7 esters, Glycol distearate, Benzyl alcohol, Sodium chloride, Sodium lauroyl lactylate, Avena sativa kernel flour, Propanediol, Laureth-4, Xanthan gum, Panthenol, Tocopheryl acetate, Cucumis sativus fruit extract, Citrus grandis peel oil, Salicylic acid, Citric acid, Disodium edta, Sodium benzoate, Limonene, Tetrasodium edta, Sorbic acid, Benzyl alcohol, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, Formic acid, Maltodextrin, Potassium sorbate, Sodium hydroxide
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Ecofriendly surfactant is allergen of the year
- Final report on the safety assessment of aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium silicate, magnesium trisilicate, sodium magnesium silicate, zirconium silicate, attapulgite, bentonite, Fuller's earth, hectorite, kaolin, lithium magnesium silicate, lithium magnesium sodium silicate, montmorillonite, pyrophyllite, and zeolite
- Extracellular matrix in cutaneous ageing: the effects of 0.1% copper-zinc malonate-containing cream on elastin biosynthesis
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Laureths 4 and 23