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Vital Essence
skincare$130 MSRP
Cleaner pick · Safest serums & essences we have rated
Africology Skincare & Spa
Aloe Ferox Serum+12 on ingredient safety
30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ECHA SVHC Candidate List
Recognized on a safer-ingredients list: US EPA Safer Choice recognizes 56% of ingredients as safer choices — a marker, never a score.
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust31 of 34 characterized
Our sources have reference data on 31 of 34 listed ingredients; 3 are uncharacterized in our data — a gap, not a clean bill.
Worth a look (7)
ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU harmonised skin sensitizerflagged by 2 of 9 lists
EU microplastics-restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
EU-restricted (with limits)flagged by 2 of 9 lists
IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)flagged by 1 of 9 lists
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists
No flags in our sources (24)
- Water
- Glycerinhumectant
- Butylene Glycol
- Water/Aqua/Eau
- Pentylene Glycol
- Squalane
- Glycine
- Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
- Stearic Acid
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate
- Dimethiconerich occlusive
- Glycol Distearate
- Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil
- Bentonite
- Isosteareth-20
- Xanthan Gum
- Tocopherol
- Epilobium Fleischeri Extract
- Natto Gum
- Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- Prunus Yedoensis Leaf Extract
- Chlorella Vulgaris Extract
- Potassium Sorbate
No data in our sources (3)
- Simmondsia Chinesis Seed Oil
- Lonicifera Japonica Flower Extract
- Vaccinium Myrtillus Leaf Extract [Citronellol
Not a verdict — our authorities simply have no reference for these.
What these ingredient tags mean (4)
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.
fragrance materialGeraniol
- Geraniol: A rose-scented fragrance component named separately on the label. EU Regulation (EC) 1223/2009, Annex III entry 78: a fragrance substance whose presence must be indicated in the list of ingredients above 0,001% in leave-on and 0,01% in rinse-off products, because of established contact-allergy risk.
rich occlusiveDimethicone
- Dimethicone: A silicone that forms a film on the surface of the skin without an oily feel. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(g), lists dimethicone as a skin protectant at 1 to 30%.
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.