La Roche-Posay Serozinc Ingredients Explained

Name: Serozinc
Brand: La Roche-Posay

Facial Treatment

Published on March 05, 2021 Submitted by sandrasantos

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What it is

Facial treatment with 3 ingredients

Cool Features

It is fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe

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It doesn't contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or silicones

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La Roche-Posay is from France. This product is used in 68 routines created by our community.

We independently verify ingredients and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Does this product need an update? Let us know.

Facial treatment with 3 ingredients

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Ingredients 3

Water Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

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Zinc Sulfate Antimicrobial, Astringent

Sulfate

Zinc Sulfate is a type of sulfate.

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Sodium Chloride Masking

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Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

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Water, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Chloride

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Ingredients Explained

This product contains 3 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Water

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Zinc Sulfate

Antimicrobial, Astringent

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Zinc Sulfate is a type of sulfate.

Sodium Chloride

Masking

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Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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