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Green Tangerine Vitamin C Toning Cleansing Balm 110ml
What the ingredients say
Read from the label order, stated amounts and each ingredient’s clinical evidence
Glycerin, a basic moisturising ingredient, is there in a good amount.
Glycolic Acid is in, but its place on the label keeps it at 3.6% or less, short of what studies used.
Ascorbic Acid, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.000001%.
Ascorbyl Glucoside, which the product is named after, is present at only 0.0000001%.
- 2 essential oils
- 1 labelled fragrance allergen
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- Skin barrierGlycerinevidence Blikely enough
- BlemishesSalicylic Acidevidence B59% chance of enough
- Dark spotsGlycolic Acidevidence B+below study amount
- LinesGlycolic Acidevidence B-below study amount
- PoresGlycolic Acidevidence B-below study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 68%.
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
No amount is stated. Judging by 155 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 59%.
Skin barrier B+ · Dryness C
No amount is stated. Judging by 55 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 59%.
Blemishes B · Dark spots B- · Pores C · Oiliness D
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 3.6%, so it is at most 3.6% — short of what studies used (5–10%).
Dark spots B+ · Blemishes B- · Lines B- · Pores B-
No amount is stated. Judging by 16 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 44%.
Lines C · Dryness C · Pores C
7 more evidence-graded ingredients
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 68%.
Skin barrier D
No amount is stated. Judging by 16 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 23%.
Lines D
It comes after a preservative the law caps at 2.6%, so it is at most 2.6% — short of what studies used (5–10%).
Lines B- · Dark spots B- · Dryness C
No amount is stated. Judging by 148 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 3%.
Skin barrier C · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 5%.
Lines D
The label states 0.000001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (10–20%).
Dark spots B+ · Lines B · Firmness C
The label states 0.0000001% — under a hundredth of what studies used (2%).
Dark spots C · Lines C
Amounts on the label
- Citrus Grandis Peel OIL0.01%trace (under 0.1%)
- Ascorbic Acidin the name0.000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Ascorbyl Glucosidein the name0.0000001%trace (under 0.1%)
- Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Fruit Extract0.00000003%trace (under 0.1%)
Korean law requires a product to state the amount of any ingredient in its name.
How this was read
Labels list ingredients above 1% from most to least, then those at 1% or less in any order. A product filed with Korea's MFDS as functional is read as holding the notified amount of its efficacy ingredient when the label carries only one for that effect, and anything listed before an ingredient of known amount as holding at least that much. Amounts in the product name or official description are used only where the label order allows them. Where no amount is stated, the chance of reaching the study amount comes from other products that state the same ingredient at the same place on their labels. Evidence grades were set by reading each ingredient's studies.
- A
- several randomised trials or a meta-analysis
- B
- one or two randomised trials
- C
- uncontrolled or multi-ingredient studies
- D
- lab work or a record only
A reading of ingredient evidence and the label, not a guarantee that this product works.
Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
All 40 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Isododecane, Synthetic WAX, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed OIL, Pinus Sylvestris Leaf OIL, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel OIL, Citrus Grandis Peel OIL100ppm, Citrus Reticulata Peel Extract, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Fruit Extract0.00029ppm, Calluna Vulgaris Extract, Trihydroxystearin, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Aqua, Ascorbic Acid0.01ppm, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glutathione, Allantoin, Ascorbyl Glucoside0.001ppm, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Gluconolactone, Salicylic Acid, Succinic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Glycerin, Dipropylene Glycol, Panthenol, Estimated 1% or less from hereEthylhexylglycerin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Madecassoside, Ferulic Acid, Lactic Acid, Rutin, Limonene⁎
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Declared fragrance allergens
The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.
