🧪 Treatment
Hero Cosmetics Rescue Balm +Red Correct Post-Blemish Recovery Cream
83
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🧴Acne-Friendly🌿Soothing
👃Fragrance-Free💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free
Hero Cosmetics Hero Cosmetics Rescue Balm +Red Correct Post-Blemish Recovery Cream is a treatment with 2 active ingredients. Key actives: Azelaic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, Niacinamide. Fragrance-free.
View product ↗Description
This new multitasking secret weapon soothes dry, flaky skin while blurring redness with its color-correcting green tint.
Warnings
- •4 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 3 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Glycerin
- 2Azelaic AcidACTIVE
- 3Shea Butter
- 4Centella Asiatica ExtractACTIVE
- 5NiacinamideACTIVE
- 6Panthenol
- 7Phenoxyethanol
Product Info
Type
Treatment
Price
$16.49
Certifications
👃 Fragrance-Free💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
83
🧪Ingredient Quality36.5 / 45
- ✓2 high-impact actives: Azelaic Acid, Niacinamide
- ✓3 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ⚠No % concentrations on the label — strength inferred from INCI order
- ↑Disclose the % of each headline active
🏆Evidence Backing13.2 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 88/100 across 7 matched actives
- ✓7 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication12 / 12
- ✓6 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Shea Butter + Glycerin · Azelaic Acid + Niacinamide · Centella Asiatica Extract + Niacinamide
📋Functional Completeness6 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
98
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−4 / 18
- ✓4 mild ingredients flagged at low irritation only
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity−2.8 / 7
- ⚠Moderate comedogenic potential (avg 2.0/5)
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+5 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +3.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score83/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →