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The Green Beaver Company All-Purpose Castile Soap

Name: All-Purpose Castile Soap
Brand: The Green Beaver Company

Body wash with 4 ingredients

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Ingredients List

Water

Skin Conditioning

Sulfated Coconut Oil

Cleansing

Ozonized Sunflower Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient

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Water, Sulfated Coconut Oil, Ozonized Sunflower Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

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Ingredients Explained

Water

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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!

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Sulfated Coconut Oil

Cleansing, Surfactant

Sulfated Coconut Oil is a type of sulfate, is an oil, and isn't fungal acne safe. It can be bad for oily skin and be bad for acne prone skin.

Ozonized Sunflower Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning

Ozonized Sunflower Seed Oil is an oil.

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is a plant oil derived from the seeds of a sunflower.

It is rich in fatty acids, primarily linoleic acid and oleic acid. This gives it emollient and skin conditioning properties.

The reason this ingredient is so effective is because it forms a thin film on the skin that reduces transepidermal water loss (TEWL) while supplying linoleic acid to the stratum corneum to improve barrier strength.

The high linoleic acid content is particularly noteworthy for acne-prone skin.

Research suggests that acne-prone skin tends to be deficient in linoleic acid in sebum. Topical application may help replenish this to support a healthier follicular environment and less comedone-promoting sebum.

One randomized study found sunflower seed oil preserved skin barrier integrity in adult volunteers with and without atopic dermatitis (outperforming olive oil).

This ingredient is well-studied, gentle, and an effective emollient suitable for most skin types.

On fungal acne: This ingredient may not be Fungal acne (Malassezia folliculitis) safe. This is because it contains fatty acids with carbon chain lengths in the C11-C24 range.

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