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Water
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Disodium Phosphate
BufferingSodium Isethionate
CleansingHydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningSodium Levulinate
Skin ConditioningCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Sodium Phosphate
BufferingWater, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate, Sodium Chloride, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Lactic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Isethionate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Levulinate, Coconut Acid, Sodium Phosphate
Water
Skin ConditioningCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
Cleansing
Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sorbitol
Humectant
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Sodium Chloride
MaskingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate
Emulsifying
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil
Masking
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Oil
Astringent
Citric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Dehydroacetate
Preservative
Sodium Gluconate
Skin ConditioningCoconut Acid
Cleansing
Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil
Masking
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil
Masking
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Sodium Citrate
BufferingPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Linalool
Perfuming
Farnesol
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Eugenol
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Hydroxypropylsulfonate Laurylglucoside Crosspolymer, Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sorbitol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Benzyl Alcohol, Panthenol, Fusanus Spicatus Wood Oil, Saccharide Isomerate, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Flower Oil, Citric Acid, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Sodium Gluconate, Coconut Acid, Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Citrate, Potassium Sorbate, Tocopherol, Linalool, Farnesol, Limonene, Eugenol, Geraniol
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceCocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is a synthetic cleansing agent, though it is derived from coconut oil.
It is used to enhance the texture of products by boosting lather and thickening the texture. As a cleanser, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is mild.
Coconut acid is a mixture of fatty acids obtains by hydrolyzing coconut oil and then distilling the fatty acid portion. It works as a cleansing surfactant, emollient, and emulsifier depending on the formulation.
This ingredient is not a single compound but reflects the fatty acid profile of coconut oil itself, which is about 90% saturated. The dominant fatty acid is lauric acid (44-54%) and then myristic acid (13-19%). There are small amount of caprylic, capric, palmitic, oleic, and linoleic acids.
Human testing from CIR has shown no indication this ingredient to be a primary irritant, sensitizer, or phototoxic compound. It's also COSMOS-approved for natural and organic products.
Due to the high fatty acid content, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Coconut AcidGlycerin (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 GlycerinPotassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.
This ingredient comes from potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.
Both potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.
You'll often find this ingredient used with other preservatives.
Learn more about Potassium SorbateChances 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.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideThis is the synthetic salt of gluconic acid, a form of PHA and mild exfoliant.
It is mainly used to stabilize oil and butter formulations from going bad. Sodium gluconate is a humectant, pH regulator, and chelating agent.
Chelating agents help neutralize unwanted metals from affecting the formulation.
Sodium gluconate is water-soluble.
Learn more about Sodium GluconateWater. 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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