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Balea Gesichtsmaske Milch & Honig
Price
€0.45 · €0.23 per use
Size
2 x 8 ml
Format
Cream
Brand from
Germany
Ingredients
36
Vegan
No

Where we found it

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Balea

Gesichtsmaske Milch & Honig

A rare case of a name that is literally true: Lac Powder - milk - is eleventh and Mel - honey - twelfth. That also makes this one of the few masks here that cannot be vegan. Positions five to nine are all emollients - macadamia oil, decyl oleate, an isononanoate ester, sesame and corn germ oil - and the beta-carotene at twenty-three is doing the colouring.

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.

  • 2 declared fragrance allergens

    EU law requires these to be named on the pack: Limonene, Benzyl Alcohol.

  • Bee-derived ingredients

    Contains Honey Extract. Not vegan, and worth avoiding if you react to bee products.

  • 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.

  • Nothing flagged for pregnancy

    No ingredient on this list is one our encyclopaedia marks as avoided or used with caution in pregnancy. That is not the same as a clearance, so check with your midwife or doctor.

  • Barrier-supporting actives

    Contains Panthenol, Allantoin, ingredients with reasonable evidence for calming and supporting the skin barrier.

The panel

All 36 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.
  1. 01AquaWell tolerated
  2. 02GlycerinWell tolerated
  3. 03Cetearyl AlcoholWell tolerated
  4. 04Glyceryl Stearate CitrateWell tolerated
  5. 05Macadamia Integrifolia Seed OilWell tolerated
  6. 06Decyl Oleate·
  7. 07Ethylhexyl Isononanoate·
  8. 08Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil·
  9. 09Zea Mays Germ Oil·
  10. 10Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides·
  11. 11Lac Powder·
  12. 12MelWell tolerated
  13. 13Persea Gratissima OilWell tolerated
  14. 14Tocopheryl AcetateWell tolerated
  15. 15Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Fruit Extract·
  16. 16Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract·
  17. 17Helianthus Annuus Seed OilWell tolerated
  18. 18PanthenolWell tolerated
  19. 19AllantoinWell tolerated
  20. 20TocopherolWell tolerated
  21. 21Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis OilWell tolerated
  22. 22Glycolipids·
  23. 23Beta-Carotene·
  24. 24Xanthan GumWell tolerated
  25. 25ParfumWorth knowing
  26. 26Glycine Soja OilWell tolerated
  27. 27Sclerotium Gum·
  28. 28EthylhexylglycerinWell tolerated
  29. 29Citric AcidWell tolerated
  30. 30PantolactoneWell tolerated
  31. 31Phytic Acid·
  32. 32PhenoxyethanolEU max 1%Well tolerated
  33. 33Sodium BenzoateEU max 0.5%Well tolerated
  34. 34Potassium SorbateEU max 0.6%Well tolerated
  35. 35Limonenedeclared allergenWorth knowing
  36. 36Benzyl Alcoholdeclared allergenEU max 1% (as preservative)Well tolerated

How to use it

Apply generously and evenly 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.

What the brand claims

Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.

  • Milk and honey are genuinely declared: Lac Powder eleventh, Mel twelfth
  • Not vegan - two animal-derived ingredients
  • Three plant oils and two esters fill positions five to nine
  • Thirty-six ingredients

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