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EWG | CIR | Ingredient Name & Cosmetic Functions | Notes |
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1
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C20-22 Alcohols
(Viscosity Controlling,Viscosity Increasing Agent,Emulsion Stabilising,Binding Agent,Binding) |
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1
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B
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C20-22 Alkyl Phosphate
(Surfactant,Emulsifying) |
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1
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Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract
(Skin Conditioning,Perfuming,Humectant,Antioxidant) |
Acne-Fighting
Brightening
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1
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A
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Glyceryl Stearate
(Emollient,Emulsifying) |
Fungal Acne Trigger
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1
|
A
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Glycyrrhetinic Acid
(Skin Conditioning) |
There's nothing wrong with it but it's oily. Probably not good for acne prone skin even though it has acne fighting ingredients. I enjoyed the packaging, it was soothing on my face. I had fun using it but couldn't use the whole packaging because the BB and CC creams were a better option.
I thought I had found a great product as I finally found a sunscreen without ANY comedogene ingredients - turns out blackheads disappeared within a day and so did all other irritations caused by comedogene ingredients in other products (YEAH!) - BUT starting within the next or another day my skin started peeling so badly I had to stop using it. I tried to change all my other products to make this sunscreen work for me. It just didn't. I really really wanted to make it work and like it. But it didn't work. I still wonder what made me peel so bad. The wired thing was that only my nose and chin started to peel. The other parts of my face are much drier but it didn't cause me any trouble at any other area. (Though it did burn and made my eyes tear if it was applied to close to the eyes, but I found it to be avoidable and used other sunscreen around the eyes.) I would really love to know what caused the peeling so I could avoid that ingredient or interaction between products in future. (For the record: I did not use any AHA / BHA or other exfoliant during that time..)
I give it four stars as apart from the peeling I found it great.
Maybe my skin was a tiny bit more dry by nighttime compared to my other best sunscreen (the one with more comedogen ingredients that is very moisturizing = Eucerin sun photoaging control 50, non-tinted version) but nothing compared to other sunscreens (note: I cannot use mineral ones at all as they dry me out very badly and make my skin flaky).
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