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Atobarrier Hydro Essence
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Africology Skincare & Spa
Aloe Ferox Serum+19 on ingredient safety
30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Also screened, nothing found: IARC Monographs · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens
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Data availability
Robust49 of 49 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 49 listed ingredients.
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No flags in our sources (46)
- WATER / AQUA / EAU
- BUTYLENE GLYCOL
- GLYCERINhumectant
- SQUALANE
- 1,2-HEXANEDIOL
- ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
- TROMETHAMINEfragrance material
- GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE
- ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
- DISODIUM EDTA
- NATTO GUM
- STEARIC ACID
- HYDROXYPROPYL BISPALMITAMIDE MEA
- MANNITOL
- PCA
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCINE
- UREAhumectant
- SODIUM GLYCEROPHOSPHATE
- SERINE
- GLUTAMIC ACID
- TOCOPHEROL
- ACRYLATES / AMMONIUM METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
- POTASSIUM MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE
- ASPARTIC ACID
- LEUCINE
- SODIUM CHLORIDE
- ALANINE
- LYSINE
- ARGININE
- CALCIUM GLUCONATE
- MAGNESIUM GLUCONATE
- TYROSINE
- PHENYLALANINE
- PROLINE
- THREONINE
- VALINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- CHOLESTEROLbarrier lipid
- HISTIDINE
- SILICA
- ACETYL GLUCOSAMINE
- CREATINE
- URIC ACID
- CYSTEINE
- METHIONINE
What these ingredient tags mean (3)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
exfoliating acidLACTIC ACID
- LACTIC ACID: An alpha hydroxy acid that loosens surface skin cells; it also makes skin more sun-sensitive while you use it. FDA, "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients" (announced at 70 FR 1721, 10 January 2005; FDA web pages title it "Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids"), which names this acid and recommends the statement "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn."
humectantGLYCERIN, UREA
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- UREA: A humectant the skin already makes; at higher levels it also softens thickened skin. StatPearls, "Moisturizers", NCBI Bookshelf NBK545171, updated 12 February 2024: "Urea is a component of NMF. The addition of urea to moisturizers helps with the absorption of water into the stratum corneum." The FDA label for prescription-strength urea calls it keratolytic and states that its mechanism of action is not yet known.
barrier lipidCHOLESTEROL
- CHOLESTEROL: One of the three lipid classes that make up the skin barrier, alongside ceramides and fatty acids. Feingold KR and Elias PM, J Lipid Res 2024, open access: the barrier lipid matrix "by weight is approximately 50% ceramides, 25% cholesterol, and 15% free fatty acids". Corroborated by Wertz PW, "Roles of Lipids in the Permeability Barriers of Skin and Oral Mucosa", Int J Mol Sci 2021;22(10):5229, DOI 10.3390/ijms22105229, PMID 34063352.