PRODUCT REVIEW
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What can the product work for?
Works for
Cleansing
What does the product description say?
Marine Algae Micellar Cleansing Water
sodium cocoamphoacetate
9.8% -
14.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent. Creates foam
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How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
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| Cleansing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
75/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 3
Potential irritants
propylene glycol
2% -
3%
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
diazolidinyl urea
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria digitata extract
0.55% -
1.25%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
Seaweed extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but good research is lacking at the moment
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
panthenol
1.6% -
2.4%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Reduces redness,
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
aphanizomenon flos-aquae extract
1% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation
An extract from ablue-green algae. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin and might help to neutralize free radicals
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Potential irritants
propylene glycol
2% -
3%
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
diazolidinyl urea
0.1% -
0.4%
Irritation risk:
A preservative. Works by releasing formaldehyde. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
laminaria digitata extract
0.55% -
1.25%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
Seaweed extract that helps the skin to attract water and make it more smooth for touch. Also shows promise of anti-aging properties, but good research is lacking at the moment
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All ingredients
sodium cocoamphoacetate
9.8% -
14.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Cleansing
Helps oil and water mix together and works as a cleansing agent. Creates foam
glycerin
3.5% -
5.2%
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 cocoamphoacetate, Glycerin, Peg-8, Propylene glycol, Panthenol, Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, Aphanizomenon flos-aquae extract, Laminaria digitata extract, Butylene glycol, Enteromorpha compressa extract, Porphyra umbilicalis extract, Diazolidinyl urea, Sodium benzoate, Citric acid, Ci 42090
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Surfactants and experimental irritant contact dermatitis
- Propylene Glycol
- Skin-sensitizing and irritant properties of propylene glycol
- Skin moisturizing effects of panthenol-based formulations
- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Safety assessment of hydrogenated starch hydrolysates
- Effects of the Aphanizomenon flos-aquae Extract (Klamin®) on a Neurodegeneration Cellular Model
- Beneficial Effects of Marine Algae-Derived Carbohydrates for Skin Health