La Roche-posay Substiane
La Roche-Posay
INGREDIENTS
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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Paraben free
Sulfate free
Alcohol free
Silicone free
Fungal Acne Safe
EU Allergent Free
Key Ingredients
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No notable effects and ingredients
Ingredients Related to Skin Types
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Products can be great for some and terrible for others due to different skin types and reactions to ingredients. We've identified ingredients suitable for dry, oily, and sensitive skin types.
Dry skin
Oily Skin
Sensitive skin
Oil skin
Ingredient Safety Breakdown (EWG Health Ratings)
The Ingredient Safety Breakdown indicates the percentage of ingredients categorized into different risk levels, as classified by the EWG (Environmental Working Group) when available. With numerous cosmetic ingredients in existence, the EWG is one of the few organizations globally that assigns ratings to many commonly used ingredients, making it a valuable reference point.
Low risk
Moderate risk
High risk
Unknown
INGREDIENT LIST
(Display the first 5 ingredients from a list of 33 ingredient)
EWG | CIR | Ingredient name & cosmetic function | Notes |
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1
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A
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Glyceryl Stearate (Emollient, Emulsifying) |
Fungal Acne Trigger
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1
|
A
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Dimethiconol (Skin Conditioning, Emollient, Antifoaming Agent, Moisturising) |
Silicone
|
1
|
A
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Disodium Edta (Chelating Agent, Viscosity Controlling) |
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1
|
A
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Serine (Masking, Fragrance, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Antistatic Agent) |
|
1
|
A
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Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter |
Bad for oily skin
Fungal Acne Trigger
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1
|
A
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Stearic Acid (Masking, Fragrance, Emulsion Stabilising, Emulsifying, Sufactant, Refatting) |
Bad for oily skin
Fungal Acne Trigger
|
1
|
A
|
Stearyl Alcohol (Masking, Fragrance, Opacifying, Emollient, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Emulsion Stabilising, Emulsifying, Foam Boosting, Surfactant, Refatting) |
|
1
|
|
Acetyl Dipeptide 1 Cetyl Ester (Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning) |
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1
|
|
Arginine Pca (Skin Conditioning, Humectant) |
|
1
|
A
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Zea Mays (Corn) Starch (Skin Protecting, Abrasive, Absorbent, Viscosity Increasing Agent) |
Bad for oily skin
|
1
|
B
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Isohexadecane (Solvent, Skin Conditioning, Emollient) |
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1
|
|
Water (Solvent) |
|
1
2
|
A
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Glycerin (Solvent, Perfuming, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Hair Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Denaturant ) |
Good for dry skin
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3
|
B
|
Propylene Glycol (Solvent, Fragrance, Humectant, Viscosity Decreasing Agent, Skin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling, Skin-Conditioningagent - Miscellaneous) |
Good for dry skin
|
1
|
A
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Palmitic Acid (Fragrance, Opacifying, Emollient, Sufactant) |
Bad for oily skin
Fungal Acne Trigger
|
1
|
A
|
Pentaerythrityl Tetra Di T Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate (Antioxidant) |
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1
|
A
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Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate (Emollient, Viscosity Controlling, Viscosity Increasing Agent, Binding Agent, Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive) |
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1
|
|
Hydroxypropyl Tetrahydropyrantriol (Skin Conditioning) |
|
1
|
|
Hydrolyzed Linseed Extract (Skin Conditioning, Sunscreen Agent) |
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1
|
A
|
Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil |
Fungal Acne Trigger
|
2
|
A
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Cyclohexasiloxane (Solvent, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Emollient) |
|
1
3
|
A
|
Dimethicone (Skin Protecting, Skin Conditioning, Emollient, Antifoaming Agent) |
Silicone
|
1
3
|
A
|
Benzoic Acid (Masking, Fragrance, Preservative, pH adjusting agent, Bulking Agent) |
Bad for sensitive skin
|
3
|
|
Bis Peg 18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane (Skin Conditioning, Emollient, Solvent to dissolve substances insoluble in water, Humectant, Hair Conditioning, Foam Boosting) |
|
1
3
|
A
|
Sodium Benzoate (Masking, Fragrance, Preservative, Anticorrosive) |
|
3
|
B
|
Polysorbate 80 (Denaturant , Emulsifying, Surfactant) |
Fungal Acne Trigger
|
1
3
|
A
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Peg 100 Stearate (Surfactant) |
Fungal Acne Trigger
|
1
3
|
A
|
Peg 20 Stearate (Surfactant, Emulsifying, Sufactant) |
|
3
|
|
Peg 8 Beeswax (Surfactant, Emulsifying) |
|
2
4
|
A
|
Phenoxyethanol (Fragrance, Preservative) |
|
8
|
|
Fragrance (Masking, Perfuming, Deodorant) |
Good for dry skin
|
1
2
|
A
|
Silica (Opacifying, Viscosity Controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent, Bulking Agent, Anticaking Agent) |
|
1
2
|
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Acrylamide/ Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer (Viscosity Controlling, Emulsion Stabilising) |
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