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What is Hexadecene?

Role not confirmed

We haven't written up what this ingredient does yet. The products below feature it as a key ingredient.

Anything to watch out for?

Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.

This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
Marked this way on one product.

Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.

Which products feature it?

One of the 2320 products we've checked features this as a key ingredient.

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  • Product photo of Apricot Sherbet Pack Cleanser

    I'm From

    Apricot Sherbet Pack Cleanser

    Key Hexadecene (#13 on the ingredient list), Salicylic Acid, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

    Official (Korean)
    11 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    a brighter skin tone · clearer-looking skin · a smoother skin texture
    See each claim

    Claims, checked

    • 6. Primary skin irritation test completedplausible, not tested
    • I'm From Apricot Sherbet Pack Cleanser is a low-irritation, mildly acidic, acne functional pack cleanser that empties out sebum, dead skin cells, and impurities and manages dullness between the skin's texture.partly backed
    • 1. Sunscreen Cleansing Powerpartly backed
    • 2. Makeup Cleansing Powerpartly backed
    • 4. Skin temperature -6.75ºC reduction effectpartly backed
    • 5. Human application test for temporary puffiness reliefpartly backed
    • The 80% naturally derived ice sherbet texture cools and soothes skin tired from heat, bringing down morning puffiness and leaving acne-prone skin clear.overstated
    • - Product main specifications: For all skin typesoverstated
    • 3. Improvement in Skin Clarityno supporting source found
    • 60 Second Skin Reset Acne Functional Pack Cleansercontradicted by sources
    • 60 Second Pack Cleansernothing specific to check