- Price
- €0.95 · ≈€0.32 per useest. 3 uses
- Size
- 10 ml
- Format
- Cream
- Brand from
- Germany
- Ingredients
- 40
- Vegan
- Yes
Where we found it
Plain links to the shop’s own page - no affiliate tracking, no partnership. Prices move, so check the pack before you buy.
alverde Naturkosmetik
Gesichtsmaske Q10 mit Vitamin C
€0.95
Sweet almond oil second and macadamia fifth make this a properly oily mask; the acerola juice and the coenzyme Q10 the name sells sit at fourteen and fifteen. The tail is almost entirely citrus peel oils and the seven fragrance materials named after them - limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, pinene, citronellol, geraniol, citral - which is a lot for sensitive skin to weigh up.
What stands out in the list
Worked out from the ingredients, not the packaging claims.
Contains fragrance
Listed as Parfum/Fragrance, which can stand for dozens of undisclosed aroma chemicals. Fragrance is one of the most common causes of cosmetic contact allergy.
8 declared fragrance allergens
EU law requires these to be named on the pack: Limonene, Linalool, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil, Linalyl Acetate, Citronellol, Geraniol, Citral.
3 essential oils
Naturally derived, and a frequent trigger for reactive skin: Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil.
Phototoxic citrus oils
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil can carry furocoumarins, which increase sun sensitivity unless the oil is furocoumarin-free.
4 concentration-capped ingredients
EU law sets a maximum for Sodium Hydroxide, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Peel Oil. Products on sale in the EU must comply. It also sets one for Citral, which products must comply with from 1 January 2027.
1 ingredient flagged for pregnancy
Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil is usually avoided or used with caution during pregnancy. This is what the ingredient entries say, not medical advice, so ask your midwife or doctor.
No drying alcohol
No ethanol, alcohol denat. or isopropyl alcohol in the list. Fatty alcohols such as cetearyl alcohol are not drying and do not count.
The panel
All 40 ingredients, in the order they appear on the pack. Tap a name to read the full entry.
- Well tolerated
- No meaningful concern for most people; irritation is possible but rare.
- Depends on you
- Genuinely relevant for some people, or depends on dose and pH.
- Worth knowing
- EU-restricted, a common contact allergen, or subject to live debate.
- Avoid
- Banned in EU cosmetics or credibly linked to serious harm.
- Not yet documented
- No encyclopaedia entry for this ingredient yet, so we make no claim about it.
- 07Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate·
- 08Octyldodecyl Oleate·
- 09Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter·
- 11Citrus Grandis Fruit Extract·
- 12Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil·
- 14Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice·
- 15Ubiquinone·
- 16Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate·
- 18Ascorbyl Glucoside·
- below ≈1% - ingredients may be listed in any order
- 24Sodium Anisate·
- 26Polyhydroxystearic Acid·
- 27Octyldodecanol·
- 33Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil·
- 37Pinene·
How to use it
Apply to a cleansed face, avoiding the eyes and mouth. Leave 10 to 15 minutes, then remove the residue with a tissue or massage it in. Use once or twice a week as needed.
What the brand claims
Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.
- Certified natural cosmetics
- Declared vegan on the pack
- Organic grapefruit and sea buckthorn
- Seven fragrance materials named individually after Parfum
