Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-gentle Cleanser

Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-gentle Cleanser Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-gentle Cleanser ingredients explained: Water⁠, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate⁠, Glycerin⁠, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride⁠, Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁠, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate⁠, Cellulose Gum⁠, Coco Caprylate/Caprate⁠, Hydroxyacetophenone⁠, Inulin⁠, Xanthan Gum⁠, Ethylhexylglycerin⁠, Sodium Phytate⁠, Cellulose⁠, Fructose⁠, Glucose⁠, Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Water⁠ solvent Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate⁠ surfactant/​cleansing Glycerin⁠ skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride⁠ emollient Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁠ Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate⁠ surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Cellulose Gum⁠ viscosity controlling Coco Caprylate/Caprate⁠ Hydroxyacetophenone⁠ antioxidant, preservative Inulin⁠ goodie Xanthan Gum⁠ Ethylhexylglycerin⁠ preservative Sodium Phytate⁠ chelating Cellulose⁠ Fructose⁠ moisturizer/​humectant Glucose⁠ Phenoxyethanol 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. A vegetable based co-surfactant that helps to create mild cleansing formulas. 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 super common emollient that makes your skin feel nice and smooth. It comes from coconut oil and glycerin, it’s light-textured, clear, odorless and non-greasy. It’s a nice ingredient that just feels good on the skin, is super well tolerated by every skin type and easy to formulate with. No wonder it’s popular. Super common ingredient in all kinds of cleansing products: face and body washes, shampoos and foam baths. Number one reason for its popularity has to do with bubbles. Everyone loves bubbles. And cocamidopropyl betaine is great at stabilizing them. The other reason is that it’s mild and works very well combined with other cleansing agents and surfactants. The art of cleansing is usually to balance between properly cleansing but not over-cleansing and cocamidopropyl betaine is helpful in pulling off this balance right. Oh, and one more nice thing: even though it’s synthetic it’s highly biodegradable. More info on CAPB on Collins Beaty Pages. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. A cellulose (the big molecule found in the cell wall of green plants) derivative that is used as an emulsion stabilizer and thickener. A light emollient ester (C8-10 fatty acids connected to C12-18 fatty alcohols) that absorbs quickly and leaves a dry but silky finish on the skin. In terms of skin feel, it is similar to Dicaprylyl Carbonate, another commonly used light emollient. A handy multifunctional ingredient that works as a preservative booster, as well as an antioxidant and soothing agent. A naturally occurring fructose polysaccharide found in the roots and rhizomes of several plants, for example, chicory. It is used in skincare for its prebiotic activity, meaning that it reduces the growth of bad bacteria in favor of friendly microorganisms natur what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying antioxidant | preservative moisturizer/humectant

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