Chlorphenesin
preservative
Sensitive skin: Use with cautionBabies & kids: Use with caution
- Irritation:Can irritate sensitive or compromised skin.
A synthetic preservative capped at 0.3% in the EU; generally tolerated but a known occasional irritant.
Clinique · Makeup
Redness solutions — ingredient safety report
Every ingredient on the label, checked against published safety data. Profile tags on each card show who should take extra care. Label data from Open Beauty Facts, a community database — formulations change, so verify against your packaging.
Low concern
No strongly flagged ingredients in our database. As always, individual sensitivities vary.
Concern score 25/100 · 28 ingredients analyzed
Driven by Polyethylene — Caredermis curated dermatological review
Risk categories found
Environmental impact2 ingredients · max 7/10Irritation1 ingredient · max 3/10
Flagged ingredients (3)
Ingredients with a documented concern, from official datasets and our reviewed database.
Severity 3/10Editorial
Polyethylene
exfoliant beads · film former
- Environmental impact:Classic microplastic; plastic microbeads banned in many countries; EU microplastics restriction phasing it out.
Caredermis curated dermatological review
The plastic behind the microbead scandal — banned as a rinse-off scrub ingredient across many jurisdictions and being phased out of cosmetics under the EU microplastics restriction.
Mica
pigment · pearlescent
- Environmental impact:Skin-safe; the ingredient's controversy is ethical (mining labor), not toxicological.
The shimmer mineral in highlighters and glowy creams; safe on skin, with sourcing ethics being its real controversy.
No concerns found (15)
Ingredients that are unflagged in our reviewed database, reviewed safe by the CIR panel, or on an EU permitted list.
- Silica
- Caffeine
- Bentonite
- Lecithin
- Squalane
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Hydroxyapatite
- Aqua
- Zinc Stearate· EU-permitted colorant
- Magnesium Myristate· CIR reviewed safe
- Lauroyl Lysine· CIR reviewed safe
- Lactobacillus Ferment· CIR reviewed safe
- Caprylyl Glycol· CIR reviewed safe
- Sodium Dehydroacetate· EU-permitted preservative
- CI 77492· EU-permitted colorant
Recognized ingredients (3)
Catalogued in official cosmetic-ingredient inventories (EU CosIng and others) with no safety flag on record. Being recognized isn't a safety guarantee — it means the ingredient is on record but no authority has published a concern.
- Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate· skin conditioning - emollient, viscosity…
- Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract· astringent
- Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter· skin conditioning, skin conditioning - e…
Colorants (1)
Color Index (CI) pigments and dyes, regulated as EU permitted colorants (Annex IV).
- CI 77499)
Not enough data (6)
Not found in any dataset we hold (often trade-name blends or very niche ingredients), so we can't assess them — this is not a safety judgment either way.
- Citrus Grandus Extract
- Magnolia Grandifloria Bark Extract
- HD/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer
- [ /- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)
- Iron Oxides (CI 77491
- Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)][ILN37363]
This report is informational, not medical advice. Assessments summarize published findings (EU CosIng, IARC, ECHA, CIR, SCCS and others) about ingredients — not clinical testing of this specific product. Exposure, concentration and individual sensitivity all matter. Consult a dermatologist for medical concerns.
Full ingredient list (as analyzed)
Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, Lauroyl Lysine, Citrus Grandus Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Magnolia Grandifloria Bark Extract, Astrocaryum Murumuru Seed Butter, Lactobacillus Ferment, Caffeine, Bentonite, Polyethylene, HD/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Lecithin, Caprylyl Glycol, Squalane, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyapatite, Chlorphenesin, Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Dehydroacetate, [ /- Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)][ILN37363]
