Overview
What it is
Face cleanser with 17 ingredients
Cool Features
It is reef safe
Suited For
It has ingredients that are good for dry skin and scar healing
Free From
It doesn't contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens or silicones
Fun facts
Muji is from Japan. This product is used in 4 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.
What's inside
Ingredients List
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Lauramide DEA
Glycol Distearate
Emollient
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingSodium/Mea-PEG-3 Cocamide Sulfate
Cleansing
Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauramido Diacetate
CleansingGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingHydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantRibes Nigrum Seed Extract
EmollientCitrus Grandis Seed Extract
Astringent
Sodium Glutamate
MaskingGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Tetrasodium EDTA
Etidronic Acid
Water, Propylene Glycol, Lauramide DEA, Glycol Distearate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Sodium/Mea-PEG-3 Cocamide Sulfate, Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate, Sodium Lauramido Diacetate, Glycosyl Trehalose, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Ribes Nigrum Seed Extract, Citrus Grandis Seed Extract, Sodium Glutamate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Etidronic Acid
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Explained
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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterPropylene Glycol is a synthetic, colorless, odorless liquid that has been a staple in cosmetics for decades. It is a skin conditioning agent, humectant, and solvent.
As a humectant, it draw water to the skin to reduce flaking and restore suppleness. It's also a solvent that helps dissolve other actives and keeps formulas stable across temperature changes.
The CIR Expert Panel has confirmed this ingredient to be nontoxic and clinical studies show no sensitization at cosmetic use concentrations.
True allergic reactions are quite rare: a 15-year retrospective study of 6,751 patients found only 0.31% had a positive reaction (and less than half were considered clinically relevant).
It seemed that when sensitization does occur, it's most commonly linked to topical medication (like corticosteroids) and not cosmetics. Allergic contact dermatitis also appears largely limited to individuals with underlying skin conditions.
Overall, propylene glycol is a well-studied ingredient that most people can tolerate without issue.
Learn more about Propylene GlycolWe don't have a description for Lauramide DEA yet.
Glycol Distearate serves as a pearlizing or opacifying agent in cosmetic products.
It's often included in cleansers and haircare products to give them a lustrous or shimmering appearance.
It is derived from stearic acid, a natural fatty acid commonly found in vegetable oils and animal fats.
Glycol Distearate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Glycol DistearateHydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.
This ingredient helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.
This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.
Learn more about HydroxyethylcelluloseSodium/Mea-PEG-3 Cocamide Sulfate is a type of sulfate.
We don't have a description for Sodium Taurine Cocoyl Methyltaurate yet.
We don't have a description for Sodium Lauramido Diacetate yet.
We don't have a description for Glycosyl Trehalose yet.
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate is a made up of a mixture of sugar alcohols (like sorbitol) and is created by hydrogenating corn, wheat, or potato starch.
It acts as a humectant and draws water to the skin to keep it hydrated. Generally, this is a well-tolerated and non-irritating ingredient.
We don't have a description for Ribes Nigrum Seed Extract yet.
Citrus Grandis Seed Extract is a fragrance.
This ingredient is also known as MSG.
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 GlycerinButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolTetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable.
Tetrasodium EDTA comes as a white solid and is soluble in water.
We don't have a description for Etidronic Acid yet.
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