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Image Skincare Clear Cell Salicylic Gel Cleanser

Image Skincare Clear Cell Salicylic Gel Cleanser Image Skincare Clear Cell Salicylic Gel Cleanser ingredients explained: Salicylic Acid (2%), Aqua, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Oligopeptide-10, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Bu

Image Skincare Clear Cell Salicylic Gel Cleanser Image Skincare Clear Cell Salicylic Gel Cleanser ingredients explained: Salicylic Acid (2%), Aqua, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Glycerin, Oligopeptide-10, Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate, Butylene Glycol, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Water, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Ammonium Xylenesulfonate, Lauryl Alcohol, C12-15 Pareth-10, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Polyquaternium-10, Ammonium Sulfate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Maltodextrin, Honey Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide Show all ingredients by function Salicylic Acid (2%) exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar Aqua solvent Ammonium Laureth Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Oligopeptide-10 antimicrobial/​antibacterial Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate com.:0 Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate Propylene Glycol Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil soothing, anti-acne, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, perfuming goodie Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil perfuming, antimicrobial/​antibacterial icky Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Leaf Water soothing, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Extract antioxidant, emollient Arnica Montana Flower Extract perfuming Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Extract Boswellia Serrata Extract soothing Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose Phenoxyethanol preservative Ammonium Xylenesulfonate Lauryl Alcohol emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying C12-15 Pareth-10 Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Polyquaternium-10 viscosity controlling Ammonium Sulfate Ethylhexylglycerin Maltodextrin Honey Extract moisturizer/​humectant Citric Acid buffering Sodium Hydroxide It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A thickening and foam-boasting co-surfactant with amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It's very mild and gentle, comes from coconut oil and is readily biodegradable. A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40% High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin A pretty common cleansing agent that can be derived from coconut or palm kernel oil. It's liked for its great foaming abilities and can help to create a creamy and luxurious lather in bath products. It is chemically closely related to known-for-its -harshness SLS, but the Ammonium part makes it milder. Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. A soft, mild cleansing agent with amphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It also has great foami what‑it‑does exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial com. 0 moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | anti-acne | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | antimicrobial/antibacterial antioxidant | emollient soothing | antioxidant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant

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