This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.
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Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Laureth Sulfate
CleansingOlive Oil PEG-7 Esters
EmollientSodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate
EmulsifyingCoco-Betaine
CleansingPotassium Lactate
BufferingPEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
EmulsifyingSodium Citrate
BufferingLactic Acid
BufferingLavandula Angustifolia Oil
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantSimmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
EmollientRibes Nigrum Seed Oil
EmollientOrmenis Multicaulis Oil
MaskingChamomilla Recutita Flower Oil
MaskingGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
BleachingCarum Petroselinum Seed Oil
MaskingMethylchloroisothiazolinone
PreservativeMethylisothiazolinone
PreservativeLinalool
PerfumingLimonene
PerfumingWater, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Olive Oil PEG-7 Esters, Sodium PEG-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate, Coco-Betaine, Potassium Lactate, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Sodium Citrate, Lactic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Glycerin, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Ribes Nigrum Seed Oil, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Carum Petroselinum Seed Oil, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone, Linalool, Limonene
Water
Skin ConditioningRosa Damascena Flower Water
MaskingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingBee Venom
AstringentLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
CleansingHibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract
Skin ConditioningCamellia Japonica Flower Extract
EmollientPaeonia Albiflora Flower Extract
TonicHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant1,2-Hexanediol
Skin ConditioningSodium Hyaluronate
HumectantPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingAniba Rosaeodora Wood Oil
AstringentLavandula Angustifolia Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Peel Oil
MaskingMentha Piperita Oil
MaskingWater, Rosa Damascena Flower Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Bee Venom, Lauryl Glucoside, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Aniba Rosaeodora Wood Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia Extract, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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