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Product score: 01

Data Availability:

Limited

Defenage 1-STEP MULTI-CLEANSE

Defenage 1-STEP MULTI-CLEANSE

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CATEGORY

Facial Cleanser

BRAND

Defenage

DATA LAST UPDATED

December 2024

Ingredient concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

  • LOW
    Cancer
  • MODERATE
    Allergies & Immunotoxicity
  • LOW
    Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
  • MODERATE
    Use Restrictions

Ingredient scores

Ingredients are scored based on their formulation and concentration in this product. Click on an ingredient for more information.

Ingredient score: 01
WATER
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) solvent
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Ingredient score: 01
COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling, antistatic agent, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous;surfactant - cleansing agent, surfactant - foam booster, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (3-DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYLAMINE and NITROSAMINES)
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM C14-16 OLEFIN SULFONATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) cleansing, foaming, surfactant, surfactant - cleansing agent
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Contamination concerns (GAMMA SULTONE)
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Ingredient score: 01
ALPHA-GLUCAN OLIGOSACCHARIDE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
PANTHENOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent
CONCERNS • Multiple, additive exposure sources (low)
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Ingredient score: 01
SACCHARIDE ISOMERATE
Data Availability: None
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FUNCTION(S) humectant, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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Ingredient score: 01
FRUCTOSE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) humectant, flavoring agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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Ingredient score: 01
GLUCOSE
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) humectant, flavoring agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant, skin-conditioning agent- miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
SUCROSE
Data Availability: Robust
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FUNCTION(S) humectant, skin conditioning, soothing, flavoring agent
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Ingredient score: 01
UREA
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, buffering, humectant, skin conditioning, buffering agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Enhanced skin absorption
• Use restrictions (moderate)
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Ingredient score: 01
ALANINE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
ASPARTIC ACID
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
GLUTAMIC ACID
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, hair conditioning, humectant, fragrance ingredient, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - humectant
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Ingredient score: 01
DEXTRIN
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) absorbent, binding, bulking, viscosity controlling, binder, bulking agent, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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Ingredient score: 01
ACRYLATES/ C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emulsion stabilising, film forming, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous, viscosity increasing agent -nonaqueous
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and BENZENE)
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Ingredient score: 01
HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, binding, emulsion stabilising, film forming, surfactant, viscosity controlling, adhesive, binder, emulsion stabilizer, film former, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
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Ingredient score: 01
CARBOMER
Data Availability: Fair
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FUNCTION(S) emulsion stabilising, gel forming, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilizer, viscosity increasing agent - aqueous
CONCERNS • Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (METHACRYLIC ACID, ACRYLIC ACID, and BENZENE)
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Ingredient score: 02
PHENOXYETHANOL
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) preservative, fragrance ingredient
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Use restrictions (moderate)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
• Occupational hazards (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
HEXYLENE GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emulsifying, perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant, fragrance ingredient, viscosity decreasing agent
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) chelating, chelating agent
CONCERNS • Cancer (low)
• Developmental/reproductive toxicity (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
• Contamination concerns (ACETIC ACID, NITRILOTRI-, TRISODIUM SALT, MONOHYDRATE, NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID, and SODIUM GLYCOLATE)
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Ingredient score: 02
ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) skin conditioning, deodorant agent, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
CONCERNS • Allergies/immunotoxicity (low)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Ecotoxicology (low)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (high)
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Ingredient score: 01
HEXYL NICOTINATE
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) antistatic, emollient, skin-conditioning agent - miscellaneous
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Ingredient score: 01
CAPRYLYL GLYCOL
Data Availability: Limited
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FUNCTION(S) emollient, hair conditioning, humectant, skin conditioning, hair conditioning agent, skin-conditioning agent - emollient
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Ingredient score: 01
SODIUM HYDROXIDE
Data Availability: Good
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FUNCTION(S) buffering, denaturant, ph adjuster
CONCERNS • Use restrictions (high)
• Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (moderate)
• Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low)
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Ingredients from packaging:

Water (Aqua), Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Panthenol, Saccharide Isomerate, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Urea, Alanine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid, Dextrin, Acrylates / C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Carbomer, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexyl Nicotinate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide.

Product's animal testing policies

Some cosmetics companies have taken People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Leaping Bunny animal-testing pledges. For consumers who are concerned about companies’ policies on animal testing, Skin Deep reports this information.


Unknown

Leading international certifiers PETA and Leaping Bunny have no information concerning this company’s use of animal testing.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.


HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG Verified® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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WEIGHT-OF-EVIDENCE APPROACH

A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST
Low Availability
Moderate Availability
High Availability
NONE

Ingredients have not been assessed.

LIMITED-FAIR

There is only a modest volume of research.

GOOD-ROBUST

Ingredients have been studied extensively.

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