Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask
by Josh Rosebrook · skin_care
Editor's Take
The formula is more pantry craft than skincare engineering, but its honey-rich, lipid-heavy approach earns a place beside pricier masks that offer less lasting comfort.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.4 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 4.5 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.8 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.2 / 10
The Verdict
Honey supplies humectancy, while avocado oil, beeswax, and sea buckthorn help soften skin and reinforce barrier comfort. The technology is conventional, relying on a dense botanical lipid base rather than advanced delivery. Phenoxyethanol costs it COSMOS eligibility and some clean points, while the essential-oil blend may not suit reactive skin. A credible nourishing mask for dry skin, with sustainability as its strongest suit.
Is Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask clean?
DARE scores Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask by Josh Rosebrook 8.8 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask?
The formula leads with Calendula, Clary Sage, Comfrey, CoQ10, Ginkgo, Hawthorn Berry. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Josh Rosebrook Cacao Antioxidant Face Mask by Josh Rosebrook scores Performance 7.4 / 10, Clean Standards 8.8 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 4.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.2 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Calendula, Clary Sage, Comfrey, CoQ10, Ginkgo, Hawthorn Berry, Papaya Leaf, Marshmallow Root, Neem, Skullcap, St. John's Wort, Yerba Mate
Last updated September 19, 2026