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AQUARIUS Pore Purifying Clarity Cream
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Anua US
Barrier Reboot Daily Moisturizer+15 on ingredient safety
$24
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A 20-point gap between the two loudest voices.
80EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)Government
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Also screened, nothing found: California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · ECHA SVHC Candidate List · Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
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Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust31 of 31 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 31 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (3)
EU harmonised CMR (cat. 2)flagged 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
No flags in our sources (28)
- Aqua/Water/Eau
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Cetearyl Alcohol
- Glycerinhumectant
- Squalane
- Glyceryl Caprylate
- Microcrystalline Cellulose
- Propanediol
- Salix Nigra Bark Extract
- Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
- Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
- Corallina Officinalis Extract
- Curcuma Longa Root Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana Extractcommonly drying
- Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
- Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract
- Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
- Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract
- Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil
- Lactobacillus Ferment
- Sodium Hyaluronatehumectant
- Sodium PCAhumectant
- Magnesium PCA
- Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
- Cellulose Gum
- Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
- Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether
- Caprylhydroxamic Acid
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
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commonly dryingHamamelis Virginiana Extract
- Hamamelis Virginiana Extract: A tannin-rich astringent; the distillate sold under this name usually carries added alcohol, which is where the dry finish comes from. United States Pharmacopeia monograph "Witch Hazel", USP-NF version 02_01, DOI 10.31003/USPNF_M89070_02_01. The public DOI landing page carries a 2018 copyright and shows the definition, "Witch Hazel is a clear, colorless distillate prepared from recently cut and partially dried dormant twigs of Hamamelis virginiana L."; the specification, a distillate to which "150 mL of alcohol" is added per 850 mL at 14,0% to 15,0% ethanol, sits behind the USP subscription paywall. The monograph governs the pharmacopoeial article, not every product that prints this INCI name.
humectantGlycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium PCA
- 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.
- Sodium PCA: The salt of PCA, one of the water-holding substances the outer layer of skin makes for itself. Dörner C, Steinbinder J, Sachslehner AP, Sukseree S, Eckhart L, "Amino Acid Metabolism of the Skin: Control by Specific Enzymes and Contribution to Protective Functions", Metabolites 2025;15(9):601, DOI 10.3390/metabo15090601, open access, section "Glutamine Is Converted to Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid, a Component of the NMF": "pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (PCA), also known as pyroglutamic acid or 5-oxoproline, accumulates in the stratum corneum."