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Artic Elixir
Skyn Iceland

Artic Elixir

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Aloe Ferox Serum

Cleaner pick · Safest serums & essences we have rated

Africology Skincare & Spa

Aloe Ferox Serum

+11 on ingredient safety

30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml

Ingredient safetyRaters agree
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Your composite

90OUT OF 100Excellent

range 84–95

89
Safety
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Eco
90
Labor
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Pkg

Why this score

8-point split

90

Scan

98

Precautionary

94

Tolerance

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Ingredient safety

raters agree
  • A government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

  • Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

  • A government authority. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

  • Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

  • Independent — not funded by the brands it rates. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

✓Also screened, nothing found: US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · California Proposition 65 · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · IARC Monographs

Environmental

    ✓Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction

    Labor

    raters agree
    • Run by a nonprofit. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. Checked this week. about this rater →

    • Run by a nonprofit. Auto-linked to this product, not yet human-reviewed. This rates Skyn Iceland as a company and applies to everything they make, not this product alone. Checked this week. about this rater →

    Coverage & match quality

    7 ratings · 2 of 4 axes

    • Some ratings rest on an automatic match that has not been human-reviewed.
    • Fewer raters reach smaller-brand products, so a missing rating is not a clean bill of health, only a gap.

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    Environmentalno rating

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    Packagingno rating

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    0 means ignored. Higher = more weight in your composite.

    Ingredients, decoded

    Data availability

    Robust·32 of 34 characterized

    Our sources have reference data on 32 of 34 listed ingredients; 2 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.

    Worth a look (4)

    • Alcohol6/10commonly dryingfragrance · antimicrobial · antifoamingraters disagree

      ANSES endocrine candidate · flagged by 1 of 9 lists →

    • Citric Acid4/10fragrance · chelating · bufferingraters disagree

      Health Canada Hotlist — restricted · flagged by 1 of 9 lists →

    • Phenoxyethanol4/10preservative · antimicrobialraters disagree

      Mild sensitizer for some · flagged by 1 of 9 lists →

    • Sodium Hydroxide4/10buffering · denaturantraters disagree

      EU-restricted (with limits) · flagged by 2 of 9 lists →

    ✓No flags in our sources (28)

    • Water/Aqua/Eau
    • Butylene Glycol
    • Glycerinhumectant
    • Angelica Archangelica Root Water
    • Trehalose
    • Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Oil
    • Oxycoccus Palustris Seed Oil
    • Rubus Idaeus Leaf Cell Culture
    • Caprylyl/Capryl Wheat Bran/Straw Glycosides
    • Fusel Wheat Bran/Straw Glycosides
    • Buddleja Davidii Extract
    • Thymus Vulgaris Extract
    • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract
    • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil
    • Nicotiana Sylvestris Leaf Cell Culture
    • Glycosphingolipids
    • Perfluorodecalin
    • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
    • Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
    • Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate
    • Polyglyceryl-5 Oleate
    • Porphyridium Cruentum Extract
    • Potassium Sorbate
    • Sodium Benzoate
    • Xanthan Gum
    • Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer
    • Ethylhexylglycerin
    • Glyceryl Caprylate

    No data in our sources (2)

    • Horedum Vulgare Extract
    • Sucrose Palmitate **Component of Icelandic Glacial Water *Natural or naturally derived ~Ecocert Contains Gluten

    Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.

    What these ingredient tags mean (2)

    These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.

    • commonly dryingAlcohol

      • Alcohol: A fast-evaporating solvent that leaves a dry finish. International Chemical Safety Card ICSC 0044, Ethanol (anhydrous), prepared by an international group of experts for the ILO and WHO: "The substance defats the skin, which may cause dryness or cracking." Bommannan et al., as reported by Lachenmeier DW, "Safety evaluation of topical applications of ethanol on the skin and inside the oral cavity", J Occup Med Toxicol 2008;3:26, DOI 10.1186/1745-6673-3-26, open access, reference 82: "Bommannan et al. found in vivo in humans that ethanol enters the skin and removes measurable quantities of the lipid barrier material from the stratum corneum." Both describe stronger exposures than a cosmetic formula.
    • humectantGlycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate

      • 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".
      • Sodium Hyaluronate: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.

    Where this came from

    Cruelty-free status recorded from crueltyfree.peta.org ↗

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