Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief Cleanser For Normal To Dry Skin (Discontinued)

Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief Cleanser For Normal To Dry Skin (Discontinued) Paula's Choice Calm Redness Relief Cleanser For Normal To Dry Skin ingredients explained: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Glycol Stearate, Methyl Gluceth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria Flower Extract (Chamomile), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Pca, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Phytic Acid, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Water solvent Sodium Laureth Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Glycol Stearate emollient, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Methyl Gluceth-20 moisturizer/​humectant goodie Glyceryl Stearate emollient, emulsifying 0, 1 Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Chamomilla Recutita Matricaria Flower Extract (Chamomile) soothing, antioxidant Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Cocamidopropyl Betaine surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Sodium Pca Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Hexylene Glycol solvent, emulsifying, perfuming, surfactant/​cleansing 0-1, 0-2 Propylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent Citric Acid buffering Phytic Acid chelating Phenoxyethanol preservative 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. It’s probably the most common cleansing ingredient of all. It’s usually the Chief Bubble Officer responsible for big bubbles in cleansing products through the foam it creates is a bit airy and loose and not as dense and luxurious as the foam created by infamous SLS. As for mildness, it goes somewhere in the middle. It’s often confused with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), but they are absolutely not the same. The SLES molecule has a bigger water-soluble head part that makes it milder and much less irritating. It is considered absolutely ok in the amount used in cosmetic products, though if you are looking for a mild facial cleanser, you have better chances with a formula without SLES. For an average shower gel? SLES works just fine. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A corn sugar derived, water-soluble, pale yellow syrup, that nicely moisturizes the skin. It has a light and smooth skin feel, it is non-tacky, and it can improve the after-feel of the formula. It is also mild and gentle, popular in sensitive skin formulas. A super common, waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together, gives body to creams and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth. Chemically speaking, it is the attachment of a glycerin molecule to the fatty acid called stearic acid. It can be produced from most vegetable oils (in oils three fatty acid molecules are attached to glycerin instead of just one like here) in a pretty simple, "green" process that is similar to soap making. It's readily biodegradable. It also occurs naturally in our body and is used as a food additive. As cosmetic chemist Colins writes it, "its safety really is beyond any doubt". A nice little helper ingredient that can thicken up cosmetic products and create beautiful gel formulas. It's derived from cellulose, the major component of the cell wall of green plants. It is compatible with most co-ingredients and gives a very good slip to the formulas. Chamomile probably needs no introduction as it's one of the most widely used medicinal herbs. You probably drink it regularly as a nice, calming cup of tea and it's also a regular on skincare ingredient lists. Cosmetic companies use it mainly for its anti-inflammatory properties. It contains the terpenoids chamazulene and bisabolol both of which show great anti-inflammatory action i what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying emollient | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing irritancy, com. moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying soothing | antioxidant soothing | moisturizer/humectant surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | emollient solvent | emulsifying | perfuming | surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | solvent

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