What Clinique’s marketing says about Aromatics Elixir Body Wash
A shimmering gold gel that gently washes the body with fragrance.
Disclaimer: What the company says about a product should be given very little importance when considering the product. Decisions should be based on what the ingredients in the product do.
Read the review below to find out if the product ‘ actually’ does what its marketing says it does…
Aromatics Elixir Body Wash Review
The product’s ingredients
Description of what the ingredients in Aromatics Elixir Body Wash do
Ingredient 1 – Water\Aqua\Eau
Function: Solvent
A solvent helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product. Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
A solvent helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product. Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
Ingredient 2 – Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Function: Cleanser
This ingredient is also called SLES. This is not to be confused with SLS. SLES is a good cleansing agent. It is mild on the skin.
Mild cleansing agents don’t strip away too much moisture when they cleanse. Harsh cleansing agents strip away too much moisture.
This ingredient is also called SLES. This is not to be confused with SLS. SLES is a good cleansing agent. It is mild on the skin.
Mild cleansing agents don’t strip away too much moisture when they cleanse. Harsh cleansing agents strip away too much moisture.
Ingredient 3 – Lauramide Mipa
Function: Cleanser, Foam booster
Cleanses.
Boosts the foam.
Cleanses.
Boosts the foam.
Ingredient 4 – Lauramidopropyl Betaine
Function: Cleanser
Makes the dirt to be rinsed off by enabling water to mix with oils and dirt. It is gentle and not drying to the skin.
Makes the dirt to be rinsed off by enabling water to mix with oils and dirt. It is gentle and not drying to the skin.
Ingredient 5 – Sodium Phosphate
Function: pH adjuster
pH adjuster adjusts the pH levels of the product and brings it to a pH compatible with the skin. The pH level refers to how acidic or alkaline a product is.
The wrong pH in a product can cause harm to the skin – can make it dry, red, and prone to breakouts.
pH adjuster adjusts the pH levels of the product and brings it to a pH compatible with the skin. The pH level refers to how acidic or alkaline a product is.
The wrong pH in a product can cause harm to the skin – can make it dry, red, and prone to breakouts.
Ingredient 6 – Aromatics Perfume (Parfum)
Function: Fragrance
Adds fragrance.
This is a problem ingredient. Though it can give a nice sensation when we apply it, in the long run, it can irritate and aggravate the skin. Irritated skin in the long term, loses water and is prone to breakouts and dark spots.
Ingredient 7 – Cocamide Mea
Function: Cleanser
Cleanses skin.
Cleanses skin.
Ingredient 8 – Ppg-5-Ceteth-20
Function: Cleanser, Emulsifier
An emulsifier keeps the oil-based and water-based ingredients in the product together. Without it, the product’s ingredients will not mix. They will separate.
Cleanses skin.
An emulsifier keeps the oil-based and water-based ingredients in the product together. Without it, the product’s ingredients will not mix. They will separate.
Cleanses skin.
Ingredient 9 – Sodium Chloride
Function: Thickener, Exfoliant
Thickens the product.
Also can exfoliate the skin, and get rid of dirt and old dead cells.
Thickens the product.
Also can exfoliate the skin, and get rid of dirt and old dead cells.
Ingredient 10 – Tocopheryl Acetate
Function: Antioxidant
This is a good ingredient that fights off bad substances called free radicals on the skin. Free radicals damage good cells and thus age the skin. In a cleanser, it is in contact with the skin only for a short period of time. So it probably just smoothens the skin.
This is a good ingredient that fights off bad substances called free radicals on the skin. Free radicals damage good cells and thus age the skin. In a cleanser, it is in contact with the skin only for a short period of time. So it probably just smoothens the skin.
A quick note on other ingredients
These ingredients are all further down the ingredient list. So the amount used in the product is less. The amount of an ingredient used reduces as we go down the ingredient list. And most functional ingredients when used at lower rates, the effect they have won’t be the same as if they were used at higher rates.
It is important to remember that in the majority of skincare products when it comes to how much the ingredients help the skin, only the first 5 ingredients matter the most. After about the 7th ingredient, how much the ingredient can help the skin, reduces significantly.
It has glycerin and butylene glycol. Cleansing agents strip away some hydration from the skin as they cleanse. So having hydrating ingredients in a cleanser balances the loss of hydration.
It has lots of fragrance ingredients in citronellol and limonene. These ingredients can irritate the skin. In the short run, they add a nice fragrance, but in the long run, they can leave the skin irritated and inflammed.
It has mica and titanium dioxide – these two add some shine to the skin. This shine is temporary.
It is important to remember that in the majority of skincare products when it comes to how much the ingredients help the skin, only the first 5 ingredients matter the most. After about the 7th ingredient, how much the ingredient can help the skin, reduces significantly.
It has glycerin and butylene glycol. Cleansing agents strip away some hydration from the skin as they cleanse. So having hydrating ingredients in a cleanser balances the loss of hydration.
It has lots of fragrance ingredients in citronellol and limonene. These ingredients can irritate the skin. In the short run, they add a nice fragrance, but in the long run, they can leave the skin irritated and inflammed.
It has mica and titanium dioxide – these two add some shine to the skin. This shine is temporary.
