Skin conditioning
What is Ectoin?
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Skin conditioning.
A function class records the role an ingredient is put in a formula for. It is what the database files the ingredient under, not a finding of ours about what it does on skin.
Which products use it?
Of the 130 products whose labels we have read, 2 put this one on the front.
BANILACO
Clean It Zero Calming Cleansing Balm
We checked 4 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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See the label check (4 lines)
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- A soothing cleansing balm for sensitive skin
Korean original
민감 피부를 위한 진정 클렌징밤
- It cleanly removes makeup, skin flakes and impurities and helps soothe the skin.
Korean original
메이크업과 피부 각질, 노폐물을 말끔하게 지워주고 피부 진정을 도와줍니다.
- Fresh deep cleansing all the way inside the pores
Korean original
모공 속까지 산뜻하게 딥 클렌징
- From cleansing to makeup, Banila Co, the house of radiant complexion
Korean original
클렌징부터 메이크업까지, 화사한 피부표현 명가 바닐라코
Isntree
Hyaluronic Acid Fresh Sun Serum SPF 50+ PA++++
We checked 3 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. One of them holds up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.
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See the label check (3 lines)
- The hydrating serum texture enables quick absorption to the skin and leaves a refreshing, moisturizing finish.
- Formulated with Squalane, Allantoin and Ectoin that deliver intense moisture to the skin and help strengthen the skin barrier.
- A sun serum with a broad spectrum of SPF 50+ PA++++ helps protect the skin from UV rays.
Do the ad lines about it hold up?
We checked the one advertised line that names this ingredient.
| How it read | Ad lines |
|---|---|
| likely, not proven | 1 of 1 |
The count is of advertised lines, not products. One product can advertise the same ingredient in several lines, and each line was read on its own against the ingredient list and public documents.