Paula's Choice Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Paula's Choice Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser Paula's Choice Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser ingredients explained: Salicylic Acid (0.5%), Water (Aqua), Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Glycerin, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Arginine, Butylene Glycol, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Citric Acid, PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Sodium Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin Show all ingredients by function Salicylic Acid (0.5%) exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative superstar Water (Aqua) solvent Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, viscosity controlling Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer viscosity controlling Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying, solvent, surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Laureth Sulfate surfactant/​cleansing, emulsifying Arginine skin-identical ingredient goodie Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Panthenol soothing, moisturizer/​humectant Disodium EDTA chelating Citric Acid buffering PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil Sodium Citrate chelating, buffering Phenoxyethanol preservative Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial 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. A mild, biodegradable cleansing agent that is also a very good team-player next to other cleaning agents. It is known for its good foam-boosing abilities while improving the mildness of the formula. Its performance is similar to Isethionates, another group of cleaning agents known for their gentleness. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 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. A semi-essential (infants cannot synthesize it, but adults can) amino acid that is one of the primary building blocks of hair keratin and skin collagen. It's a natural moisturizing factor, a skin hydrator and might also help to speed up wound healing. Arginine usually has a positive charge (cationic) that makes it substantive to skin and hair (those are more negatively charged surfaces) and an excellent film former. Thanks to the positive charge, it also what‑it‑does exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | viscosity controlling skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | solvent | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying moisturizer/humectant | solvent emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | moisturizer/humectant chelating | buffering moisturizer/humectant | emollient preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial

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