- Price
- €3.95 · ≈€0.19 per useest. 21 uses
- Size
- 150 ml
- Format
- Wash-off
- Brand from
- France
- Ingredients
- 25
Where we found it
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Garnier
Pure Active 3-in-1 Charcoal Wash, Scrub & Mask
€3.95
A charcoal and kaolin cleanser that doubles as a five-minute wash-off mask, with salicylic acid and pumice targeting blackheads and shine.
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.
1 declared fragrance allergen
EU law requires these to be named on the pack: Menthol.
Cooling agents
Menthol produce a tingle that reads as "working", but they can irritate compromised skin.
Exfoliating acids
Contains Salicylic Acid. Use sunscreen the following day; EU law caps these (Salicylic Acid: EU max 2% (most face products, incl. masks); 3% (rinse-off hair); 0.5% (body lotion, eye/lip make-up, roll-on deodorant); 0.5% when used as a preservative).
2 concentration-capped ingredients
EU law sets a maximum for Sodium Hydroxide, Salicylic Acid. Products on sale in the EU must comply.
1 ingredient flagged for pregnancy
Salicylic Acid 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 25 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.
- below ≈1% - ingredients may be listed in any order
- 14Microcrystalline Cellulose·
- 18Polyglycerin-10·
- 20Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate·
How to use it
As a mask, apply to a dry clean face up to three times a week, avoid the eye and lip areas, leave on for up to five minutes and rinse.
What the brand claims
Reproduced from the pack or the brand’s own page. We have not tested these.
- 3-in-1 wash, scrub and mask
- With charcoal and salicylic acid
