- Price
- €0.45 · €0.23 per use
- Size
- 2 x 8 ml
- Format
- Cream
- Brand from
- Germany
- Ingredients
- 17
- Vegan
- Yes
Where we found it
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Balea
Gesichtsmaske Niacinamide
€0.45 · €0.23/use
Seventeen ingredients and niacinamide is the fourth, which is as high as this active appears anywhere in the catalogue at this price. Lactic acid ninth adds a little gentle exfoliation. Sunflower oil second means it is still a rich cream, not a gel - read it against Balea's own Vitamin C mask, which is built the same way.
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.
Exfoliating acids
Contains Lactic Acid. Use sunscreen the following day; EU law caps these.
1 concentration-capped ingredient
EU law sets a maximum for Sodium Hydroxide. Products on sale in the EU must comply.
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 Niacinamide, ingredients with reasonable evidence for calming and supporting the skin barrier.
The panel
All 17 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.
- 05Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides·
- 08Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil·
- below ≈1% - ingredients may be listed in any order
- 11Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides·
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.
- Seventeen ingredients
- Niacinamide fourth
- Lactic acid ninth
- Two applications for 45 cents
