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17/34 Best Ingredients

14/34 Good Ingredients

3/34 Unfavorable Ingredients

12/34 Natural Ingredients

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Anti-aging Ingredients (Best For Face Cleansers)

vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Grape. Antioxidant
tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Vitamin E. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, possesses skin protecting properties that reduce skin aging.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC3874949
sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
yeast beta glucan

Beta-glucan. Natural antioxidant,skin protecting properties.

ascorbyl palmitate

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
rna

Rna. RNA is used in anti-aging cosmetics to modify your skin's genetic material and counteract the effects of aging.
Source: Genetic Modulation - Northwestern University
dna

Dna. DNA is used in anti-aging cosmetics to modify your skin's genetic material and counteract the effects of aging.
Source: Genetic Modulation - Northwestern University
superoxide dismutase

Superoxide Dismutase. Antioxidant and anti-aging properties
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC3583882

Cleansing Ingredients (Best For Face Cleansers)

sodium peg 7 olive oil carboxylate

Sodium Peg-7 Olive Oil Carboxylate. Surfactant, cleansing agent
peg 100 stearate

Peg 100 Stearate. Cleansing Agent
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 16011869
saponaria officinalis (soapwort) extract

Soapwort. Natural cleansing agent
stearic acid

Stearic Acid. Surfactant, softening agent.

citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil

Orange. Fragrance, cleansing ingredient
potassium hydroxide

Potassium Hydroxide. Cleansing agent, safe as used in cosmetics
Source: National Institutes of Health - CID 14797
disodium edta

Edta. Chelating agent, removes unwanted compounds from the skin. Considered safe because it's difficult to absorb through skin
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 12396676

Healing Ingredients (Best For Face Cleansers)

alchemilla vulgaris (ladys mantle) extract

Lady's Mantle. Used for healing various skin conditions including dermatitis
Source: National Institutes of Health - Bookshelf ID: NBK92761

phospholipid

Phospholipids. Improves dry skin and is an essential structural components of cell membranes

Moisturizing Ingredients

isohexadecane

Isohexadecane. Emollient
neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/ dicaprate

Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/dicaprate. Emollient
glyceryl stearate

Glyceryl Monoester. Skin-conditioning agent, emollient

peg 7 glyceryl cocoate

Glyceryl Monoester. Skin-conditioning agent, emollient
dimethicone

Dimethicone. Moisturizer
caprylyl glycol

Caprylyl Glycol. Skin conditioner, moisturizer

Conditioning Ingredients

cyclopentasiloxane

Cyclopentasiloxane. Lubricant

Neutral Ingredients

aqua

Aqua. Water
cetearyl olivate

Cetearyl Olivate. Emulsifier
sorbitan olivate

Sorbitan Olivate. Emulsifier
ethylhexylglycerin

Ethyl Hexyl Glycerin. Preservative derived from natural substances

hexylene glycol

Hexylene Glycol. Preservative
magnesium aluminum silicate

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate. Thickener
xanthan gum

Xanthan Gum. Thickening agent

Unfavorable Ingredients

cetyl alcohol

Cetyl Alcohol. Lubricant. Known potential cause for eczema and allergic reactions.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19456905
phenoxyethanol

Phenoxyethanol. Preservative. Considered safe, however cases of eczema and urticaria due to this ingredient have been recorded.
Source: National Institutes of Health - CASRN: 122-99-6

retinyl palmitate

Retinyl Palmitate. Vitamin A with palmitic acid could enhance photocarcinogenesis. Avoid sun exposure when using.
Source: National Institutes of Health - CASRN 79-81-2

Original List of Ingredients:

AQUA, CETEARYL OLIVATE & SORBITAN OLIVATE, ISOHEXADECANE, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/ DICAPRATE, SODIUM PEG-7 OLIVE OIL CARBOXYLATE, GLYCERYL STEARATE & PEG-100 STEARATE, SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS (SOAPWORT) EXTRACT, CETYL ALCOHOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, PEG-7 GLYCERYL COCOATE, DIMETHICONE, STEARIC ACID, CITRUS AURANTIUM DULCIS (ORANGE) OIL, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT, ALCHEMILLA VULGARIS (LADY'S MANTLE) EXTRACT, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, PHENOXYETHANOL & CAPRYLYL GLYCOL & ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN & HEXYLENE GLYCOL, RETINYL PALMITATE, YEAST BETA-GLUCAN, PHOSPHOLIPID, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, RNA & DNA, MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, XANTHAN GUM, DISODIUM EDTA, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE

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A creamy, hydrating cleanser that removes all makeup and impurities and treats environmentally damaged skin. read more

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