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What is Azulene?

Skin conditioning

Azulene is a skin conditioner that helps soften and smooth the surface.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Skin conditioning, Soothing.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Which products feature it?

3 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

Showing 1 to 3.

  • It's made for calmer skin.

    Key: Azulene (#14 on the ingredient list), Centella Asiatica Extract, Madecassoside

    7 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    calmer skin (amount unknown)
    Don't count on:
    better hydration · less shine
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Skin soothing with Dexpanthenol·Allantoinplausible, not tested
    • 10 layer hyaluronic acid toner that catches inner drynessoverstated
    • Deep moisture supply with 10 layer hyaluronic acidoverstated
    • When used for 4 weeks, sebum amount decreased by 63%no supporting source found
    • Suitability evaluation for use on acne-prone skin completedno supporting source found
    • Moist inside, refreshing outside finishnothing specific to check
    • #InnerDrynessBreakthrough #PowderyFinish #SuitableForAcneProneSkinnothing specific to check
  • It's made for better barrier support and better hydration.

    Key: Azulene (#30 on the ingredient list), Myristoyl/Palmitoyl Oxostearamide/Arachamide MEA, Palmitoyl Palmitamide Mea

    13 claims, summarized
    You can expect:
    better barrier support
    Only partly backed:
    better hydration (amount unknown) · calmer skin (amount unknown)
    Don't count on:
    clearer-looking skin
    Free of:
    the ingredients it lists
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • A functional gel lotion that restores the function of the skin barrier and helps improve itching and the likebacked by evidence
    • Free of 10 harmful ingredients (artificial fragrance, artificial colourant, ethanol, paraben, phenoxyethanol, mineral oil, propylene glycol, triethanolamine, butylated hydroxytoluene, benzyl alcohol)backed by evidence
    • It forms a fresh moisture protective film to care for a weakened skin barrier, and blue tansy flower oil and azulene help soothe skin irritated by heat.plausible, not tested
    • -4.3 degree reduction in skin temperature (temporary skin temperature reduction effect)partly backed
    • 35.8% improvement in transepidermal water loss (14.0 before use → 8.8 after 4 weeks of use)partly backed
    • 47.2% improvement in skin itching after 4 weeks (28.9% after 2 weeks → 47.2% after 4 weeks)partly backed
    • MLE technology is a technology in a form similar to the actual skin barrier structure, with fast absorptionpartly backed
    • Skin barrier recovery functionality completed! Quickly soothes heated skin! The gently soothing #GentleSoothingGelLotionoverstated
    • This soothing gel instantly relieves eczema, rash, baby acne, and redness with soothing Centella Asiatica & Difensamide, and bamboo water instead of purified wateroverstated
    • Skin moisture content 54.7% improvementno supporting source found
    • 45.4% soothing of heat irritation (heat irritation soothing improvement effect)contradicted by sources
    • This cool-down soothing gel reduces heated skin temperature to 42.8°F.contradicted by sources
    • A full ingredient list you can trust, at EWG green gradenothing specific to check
  • It's made for better hydration and better barrier support.

    Key: Azulene, Lactobacillus Ferment

    26 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    better hydration (amount unknown) · better barrier support · calmer skin
    Tests passed:
    hypoallergenic · skin irritation
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Moisture charging without gaps for dry skinplausible, not tested
    • Generous essence, full of moistureplausible, not tested
    • On a special day, before makeup, rapid moisture charge with light purple essenceplausible, not tested
    • Essential oil extracted from chamomile helps with skin soothing and barrier careplausible, not tested
    • A naturally derived moisturizer combining birch, glucose, and xylitol helps prevent moisture lossplausible, not tested
    • Natural pulp+rayon material triple layer fabric, an ultra close fitting sheet that can also be used as a skin packplausible, not tested
    • For moisture deficient oily~dry skin that needs moisture careplausible, not tested
    • Moisture boosting moisturizing barrier carepartly backed
    • Before makeup, quick moisture charge, when you need a makeup adhering padpartly backed
    • When you need a moisture pad that is not irritatingpartly backed
    • For rough and tight skin, from moisture boosting to moisturizing barrier carepartly backed
    • Immediate surface moisture improvement test result 105.36% increasepartly backed
    • Moisture loss amount improvement test result 8.11% decreasepartly backed
    • Skin surface moisturization 105.36% improvementpartly backed
    • After using Azulene Pad, surface moisture, deep moisture, and moisture loss improvement test completedpartly backed
    • Even on any contour, stick! 0.72mm* ultra close fitting sheetpartly backed
    • Irritation index 0.00, skin low irritation test completedpartly backed
    • Average skin response 0.00, judged as non irritating according to the criteria.partly backed
    • Ultra close fitting sheet even on any contouroverstated
    • Through skin surface moisturization and deep moisturization improvement tests, it helps with a dual moisturizing layered effect while moisture loss is improved, forming a skin moisture protection barrieroverstated
    • Immediate deep moisture improvement test result 6.02% increaseno supporting source found
    • A kind of microbiome ingredient that helps care for skin healthilyno supporting source found
    • Triple layer fabric holds the moisture essence tightly so it does not dry out and stays moist until the last sheetno supporting source found
    • Moist feel lasting for 10 minutes or more as a substitute for a skin packno supporting source found
    • #MoisturePad #MoisturizingPad #UltraCloseFitPadnothing specific to check
    • Exceptional moisture, a fully packed moisture essencenothing specific to check

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