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Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk

GoodPregnancy-safeMoisturizerFrom Japan

Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk is a moisturizer with 50 ingredients. It has no ingredients Jouaxia flags for pregnancy. Common allergens: fragrance, alcohol denat.

Sensitive skin: fragrance, alcohol denat. Why?
  • fragrance: Fragrance or parfum, and scent ingredients listed by name, such as linalool and limonene. The most common cause of skincare allergies; worth avoiding if you have eczema, rosacea, or very sensitive skin.
  • alcohol denat.: Denatured alcohol, which helps products feel light and dry fast but can dry out or sting dry and sensitive skin. Fatty alcohols like cetyl alcohol are different and aren't flagged.

These flags don't affect the pregnancy rating. They point out the ingredients most likely to make skincare sting, itch, or cause a rash. If your skin is sensitive, or one of them has bothered you before, you may want to skip the product or patch-test it first. Most people use them without a problem.

How we flag ingredients

What does it do?

A moisturizer keeps skin hydrated and soft.

Based on its ingredients, it's made to:

  • Hydrates

    Draws water into the skin, so it feels plumper and less tight.

    From glycerin (no. 2)

  • Softens and moisturizes

    Oils, butters, and emollients that soften skin and keep moisture in.

    From dimethicone (no. 5)

Worked out from the ingredient list. Labels don't show amounts, so how well it works depends on the formula and your skin.

Is Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk safe to use during pregnancy?

Jouaxia rates Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk Pregnancy-safe. None of its ingredients are on our list of ingredients commonly avoided or limited in pregnancy: retinoids, hydroquinone, salicylic acid, arbutin, the chemical sunscreen filters oxybenzone, homosalate, octinoxate, octocrylene, and avobenzone, and clary sage or rosemary oil. This is general information, not medical advice. Check with your OB-GYN or dermatologist.

Does Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk contain fragrance or other common allergens?

Yes. Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk contains fragrance, alcohol denat, which can bother sensitive skin. This doesn't affect its pregnancy rating, and most people use these ingredients without a problem; if your skin is sensitive or you've reacted to one before, patch-test it first or look for an alternative.

Is it OK for kids and teens?

Kids (ages 3–11)

Use with care

  • Fragrance or essential oils (Fragrance): Children's skin reacts to fragrance and essential oils more easily; fragrance-free products are the usual advice for kids, especially with eczema or sensitive skin.

Teens (ages 12–17)

Teen-friendly

No ingredients we flag for teens. Acne treatments like benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid are fine.

General guidance from the ingredient list, not medical advice. For babies under 3, or skin problems that don't get better, ask a doctor. How we rate for kids and teens · Skincare for teens

What are the ingredients in Shiseido Elixir Superieur Balancing Milk?

50 ingredients. The ones we flag come first, with their place on the label. Select an ingredient to see what it does.

  • Fragrance no. 26 on the label

    Sensitive skin: fragrance.

  • Ethanol no. 28 on the label

    Sensitive skin: alcohol denat..

48 other ingredients: nothing flaggedShow
  1. 1.Water
  2. 2.glycerin
  3. 3.DPG
  4. 4.BG
  5. 5.dimethicone
  6. 6.PEG/PPG-17/4 dimethyl ether
  7. 7.glycylglycine
  8. 8.lysine HCL
  9. 9.PCA-Na
  10. 10.rosemary extract
  11. 11.peach seed extract
  12. 12.Yukinoshita extract
  13. 13.tea extract
  14. 14.water-soluble collagen
  15. 15.PEG-5 glyceryl stearate
  16. 16.behenyl alcohol
  17. 17.carbomer
  18. 18.K hydroxide
  19. 19.EDTA-2Na
  20. 20.Root root extract
  21. 21.sardine root extract
  22. 22.sodium pyrosulfite
  23. 23.batyl Alcohol
  24. 24.polysorbate 80
  25. 25.hydrogenated polydecene
  26. 27.Na citrate
  27. 29.lauroylglutamic acid di(phytosteryl/octyldodecyl)
  28. 30.Na pyrosulfite
  29. 31.phenoxyethanol
  30. 32.isohexadecane
  31. 33.PEG-60 glyceryl isostearate
  32. 34.lauroyl glutamate di(phytosteryl/octyldodecyl) )
  33. 35.glyceryl stearate (SE)
  34. 36.hydrogenated palm oil
  35. 37.isostearic acid
  36. 38.tocopherol
  37. 39.sorbitan oleate
  38. 40.methylparaben
  39. 41.mineral oil
  40. 42.palm kernel oil
  41. 43.cetyl ethylhexanoate
  42. 44.stearic acid
  43. 45.(Na acrylate/acryloyl dimethyl taurine Na) copolymer
  44. 46.Citric acid
  45. 47.behenic acid
  46. 48.aminopropyl dimethicone
  47. 49.triethylhexanoin
  48. 50.palm oil

Ingredient list from YesStyle. Formulas change, so check the packaging of the product you buy.

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