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Fat and the Moon Light as a feather

Name: Light as a feather
Brand: Fat and the Moon

A face cleanser with 5 ingredients, including exfoliants.

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Overview

What it is

Face cleanser with 5 ingredients that contains exfoliants

Cool Features

It is cruelty-free and reef safe

Suited For

It has ingredients that are good for dry skin, oily skin and better texture

Free From

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

Fun facts

Fat and the Moon is from United States.

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What's inside

Ingredients List

Avena Sativa Kernel Flour

Abrasive

C10-18 Triglycerides

Emollient

Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, C10-18 Triglycerides
May Contain: Maltodextrin, Clay, Honey Powder

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Ingredients Explained

Avena Sativa Kernel Flour

Absorbent, Abrasive

Oatmeal flour is created by grinding down the kernels of oats. Oatmeal helps sooth, hydrate, and protect the skin.

Oatmeal kernel flour has abrasive, or exfoliating, properties.

Learn all about the skin benefits of colloidal oatmeal here.

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C10-18 Triglycerides

Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

C10-18 Triglycerides is a skin conditioning and texture-enhancer.

It is created from glycerin and a mixture of C10-18 fatty acids.

This ingredient improves spreadability and helps thicken a product.

According to manufacturers, it usually comes from vegetable-based saturated fatty acids. Common bases for this ingredient are coconut oil, palm kernel oil, or both.

Due to the melting point being close to skin temperature, it is usually used in lip products.

Triglycerides are a main component of fat in the human body.

Learn more about C10-18 Triglycerides

Maltodextrin

Absorbent, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning

Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.

In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.

As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.

Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.

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Clay

Absorbent, Skin Conditioning

Clay is a natural soil material with clay minerals (such as kaolinite).

In cosmetics, clay is used as an oil absorber.

Honey Powder

Abrasive, Skin Conditioning

Honey Powder is an exfoliant.