The Ordinary
Balancing & Clarifying Serum
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Aloe Ferox Serum30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Ingredient safety
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Also screened, nothing found: US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · California Proposition 65 · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · IARC Monographs · ECHA SVHC Candidate List
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust24 of 24 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 24 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (2)
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (22)
- Aqua
- Lactococcus Ferment Lysate
- Propanediol
- Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate
- Carnitine
- Acetyl Glucosamine
- Sarcosine
- Ectoin
- Adenosine
- Polylysine
- Silanetriol
- Glycerinhumectant
- Pentylene Glycol
- Sclerotium Gum
- Xanthan Gum
- Isoceteth-20
- Sodium Citrate
- Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
- Sodium Chloride
- Ethylhexylglycerin
- Sodium Benzoate
- Chlorphenesin
What these ingredient tags mean (1)
These describe what an ingredient is, not whether it is a problem. The stance marks above are the ratings; these are not.
humectantGlycerin
- 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".