Skin conditioning

What is Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil?

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, one puts this one on the front.

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Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk

We checked 6 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 (6 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

backed by evidence1
  • Whether review has been completed as a functional cosmetic (brightening, wrinkle improvement, sunscreen products, etc.) under the Cosmetics Act: not applicable
    Korean original

    화장품법에 따른 기능성 화장품(미백, 주름개선, 자외선 차단제품 등)의 심사 필 유무 해당없음

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  • A slightly acidic, hypoallergenic cleansing milk formulated with bean proteins and plant-derived ingredients.
overstated ad line2
  • It has a smooth, soft and milky texture that glides on the skin easily to effectively remove all traces of makeup and impurities from the skin, leaving it clarified, moisturised and smooth.
  • The gentle formula can be used on all skin types, including sensitive skin.
no evidence2
  • Main product specification: all skin types
    Korean original

    제품 주요 사양 모든 피부 타입

  • Cleansing of makeup and ultrafine dust
    Korean original

    메이크업과 초미세먼지 세정

Do the ad lines about it hold up?

We checked the one advertised line that names this ingredient.

How it readAd lines
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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.