PRODUCT REVIEW
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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)
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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)
Moisturizing
glycerin
0.15% -
0.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
glyceryl stearate se
4.4% -
5.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
cetyl alcohol
1.2% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A non-drying alcohol that works to soften the skin and stabilize product formulations helping oil and water mix together
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Exfoliation | |
Anti-blemish |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 6
Potential irritants
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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Comodogenic ingredients
glyceryl stearate se
4.4% -
5.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
sodium laureth sulfate
2.8% -
3.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
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)
glycerin
0.15% -
0.3%
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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Potential irritants
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)
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
glyceryl stearate se
4.4% -
5.4%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing,
Moisturizing
Used to stabilize the product formulations and works as an emollient
sodium laureth sulfate
2.8% -
3.5%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: Medium
Works for:
Cleansing
Works as a foaming cleansing agent
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All ingredients
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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Ingredient list view
Salicylic acid, Water, Juglans regia shell powder, Glyceryl stearate se, Propylene glycol, Sodium laureth sulfate, Zea mays kernel meal, Cocamidopropyl betaine, Cetearyl alcohol, Triethanolamine, Cetyl alcohol, Peg-100 stearate, Glyceryl stearate, Cetyl acetate, Ceteareth-20, Polysorbate 60, Carbomer, Acetylated lanolin alcohol, Parfum, Phenethyl alcohol, Ppg-2 methyl ether, Limonene, Linalool, Methylisothiazolinone, Glycerin, Prunus armeniaca fruit extract, Titanium dioxide
Sources
- Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
- Beta Hydroxy Acids
- A review of toxicity from topical salicylic acid preparations
- Glycolic Acid Peels Versus Salicylic–Mandelic Acid Peels in Active Acne Vulgaris and Post‐Acne Scarring and Hyperpigmentation: A Comparative Study
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis