What is Charcoal Extract?
Opacifying
Charcoal Extract is an opacifier that makes the product less see through.
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Opacifying, Skin conditioning.
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?
5 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 5.
Key: Charcoal Extract (#13 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
1 claim checked
claims, checked
Olive Young No.1 cleansing balm for convenient and clean scraping
no supporting source found
Key: Charcoal Extract (#13 on the ingredient list), Iron Oxide Black
Key: Charcoal Extract (#13 on the ingredient list), Carbonated Water, Centella Asiatica Extract
ROVECTIN
Pore Care Zero Pad
Key: Charcoal Extract (#18 on the ingredient list), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract
Key: Charcoal Extract (#28 on the ingredient list), Laminaria Japonica Extract 10%, Laminaria Japonica Powder 1%
6 claims, summarized
- Only partly backed:
- a smoother skin texture
See each claim
claims, checked
#KelpFoam
backed by evidence#HighDensityFoam
plausible, not testedWith exfoliating ingredients added
partly backed#SebumAdsorption
overstatedCleanly removes sebum and flakes
overstatedThe natural beauty brand, Shunly
nothing specific to check
