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Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water Ingredients Explained

Name: Pure Active Micellar Water
Brand: Garnier

Published on July 09, 2021 Submitted by AmitL

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Overview

What it is

Makeup remover with 6 ingredients

Cool Features

It is cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe

Free From

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

Fun facts

Garnier is from France. This product is used in 100 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.

Ingredient List (6)

Water, Hexylene Glycol, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Disodium EDTA, Poloxamer 184, Polyaminopropyl Biguanide

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

Ingredients Overview

Here's our quick-to-read summary of the ingredients in this product. Keep scrolling if you'd like to learn more about what each ingredient does!

Ingredient

Com. / Irr. Rating

Features

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

0-2 / 0-1

Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

Emulsifying

Preservative

Ingredients Explained

This product contains 6 ingredients. Click on any ingredient to learn more about it

Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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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Hexylene Glycol

What it does: Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Disliked

Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.

As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.

As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.

Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.

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Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate is a surfactant and helps cleanse skin. It is created from the fatty acids of coconut oil.

Surfactants help rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants easily from skin. It has a faint fruit-like scent.

Disodium EDTA

What it does:

Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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Poloxamer 184

What it does: Emulsifying

Community Rating: Disliked

We don't have a description for Poloxamer 184.

Polyaminopropyl Biguanide

What it does: Preservative

Polyaminopropyl Biguanide is a preservative.

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When to use

We've created a guide with info on when you should use Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water. We've also included some recommended products to use it with, as well as some routine inspiration!

Read our guide on when to use Pure Active Micellar Water ->

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