Overview
What it is
Face cleanser with 15 ingredients
Cool Features
It is vegan and reef safe
Suited For
It has ingredients that are good for dry skin
Free From
It doesn't contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates
Fun facts
Sekkisui is from Japan.
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About this product
Ingredients List
Dive into the full list of ingredients.
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingAlpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCoix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningEquisetum Arvense Extract
AstringentGlycosyl Trehalose
Emulsion StabilisingMaltitol
HumectantMorinda Citrifolia Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningPaeonia Albiflora Flower Extract
TonicDisodium EDTA
Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
HumectantPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Water, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract, Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed Extract, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Glycosyl Trehalose, Maltitol, Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Juice, Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate, Phenoxyethanol
Benefits
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterButylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
- It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
- It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
- It helps improve product application.
- It has mild preservative properties.
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.
This gentle cleansing and foaming ingredient is known for leaving a smooth feeling in skin and hair. It is made using coconut oil.
According to the manufacturer, it is soluble in water and has resistance to hard water, acid, and alkali.
Due to its coconut base, it may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Sodium Methyl Cocoyl TaurateWe don't have a description for Sodium Cocoamphoacetate yet.
We don't have a description for Alpinia Speciosa Leaf Extract yet.
You might know this plant as Job's Tears or Chinese pearl barley. It is a grain native to Southeast Asia.
This ingredient has skin conditioning properties. Emerging studies show the grain to exhibit antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties as well. (With one study finding this ingredient to be effective at blocking melanin when skin is exposed to UV).
Job's tears is rich in nutrients, such as thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and ascorbic acid.
You can also find great antioxidants such as ferulic acid, caffeic acid.
To top if off, ceramides are also present in this grain.
Learn more about Coix Lacryma-Jobi Ma-Yuen Seed ExtractWe don't have a description for Equisetum Arvense Extract yet.
We don't have a description for Glycosyl Trehalose yet.
We don't have a description for Maltitol yet.
We don't have a description for Morinda Citrifolia Fruit Juice yet.
We don't have a description for Paeonia Albiflora Flower Extract yet.
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.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAWe don't have a description for Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate yet.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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Where it's from
Sekkisui is a Japanese brand
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