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Universal C Skin Refiner
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Africology Skincare & Spa
Aloe Ferox Serum+13 on ingredient safety
30ml · 569 ZAR · 1896.67 ZAR/100 ml
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Also screened, nothing found: US NTP Report on Carcinogens · IARC Monographs · California Proposition 65 · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Environmental
Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust26 of 26 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 26 listed ingredients.
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ANSES endocrine candidateflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
Health Canada Hotlist — restrictedflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (24)
- DIMETHICONErich occlusive
- POLYSILICONE-11
- ISODODECANE
- LAUROYL LYSINE
- PETROLATUMrich occlusive
- C13-15 ALKANE
- PUNICA GRANATUM STEROLS
- CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT
- PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-1
- PALMITOYL TETRAPEPTIDE-7
- LINOLEIC ACIDbarrier lipid
- HORDEUM DISTICHON EXTRACT
- TRITICUM VULGARE GERM OIL
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- SQUALANE
- AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS SEED OIL
- C9-12 ALKANE
- CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
- C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE
- DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE
- TRIETHYL CITRATE
- SORBITAN LAURATE
- C18-36 ACID GLYCOL ESTER
- C18-36 ACID TRIGLYCERIDE
What these ingredient tags mean (3)
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rich occlusiveDIMETHICONE, PETROLATUM
- 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%.
- PETROLATUM: A barrier that sits on the surface of the skin, which is also why it feels heavy. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(m) and (r), lists petrolatum and white petrolatum as skin protectants at 30 to 100%.
humectantSODIUM HYALURONATE
- 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.
barrier lipidLINOLEIC ACID
- LINOLEIC ACID: An essential fatty acid the skin barrier uses and cannot make for itself. Khnykin D, Miner JH, Jahnsen F, "Role of fatty acid transporters in epidermis", Dermatoendocrinol 2011;3(2):53-61, DOI 10.4161/derm.3.2.14816, open access: "The human body can produce all but two of the fatty acids it needs: linoleic acid (C18:2, n6) and alpha-linolenic acid (C18:3, n3)", and replacing linoleic acid with a non-essential fatty acid "will lead to barrier defects". Feingold and Elias, J Lipid Res 2024: linoleate "is required for the synthesis of a subgroup of acylceramides".