Paula's Choice The Unscrub

Paula's Choice The Unscrub Paula's Choice The Unscrub ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Jojoba Esters (Cleansing Beads), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Skin-Replenishing), Glycerin (Skin Replenishing), PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate (Cleansing Agent), Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate (Texture Enhancer), Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant), Decyl Glucoside (Cleansing Agent), PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether (Cleansing Agent), Glyceryl Stearate, Stearyl Alcohol (Texture Enhancers), Polyacrylamide (Suspending Agent), Sapindus Mukurossi (Soapberry) Peel Extract (Cleansing Agent/Antioxidant), Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (Skin-Soothing Antioxidant), Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract (Antioxidant), Xanthan Gum (Texture Enhancer), C13-14 Isoparaffin (Texture Enhancer), Caprylyl Glycol (Preservative), Citric Acid (Ph Adjuster), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent), Laureth-7 (Texture Enhancer), Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin (Preservatives) Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Jojoba Esters (Cleansing Beads) soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride (Skin-Replenishing) emollient Glycerin (Skin Replenishing) skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar PEG-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate (Cleansing Agent) emulsifying Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate (Texture Enhancer) emollient, emulsifying Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E/Antioxidant) antioxidant Decyl Glucoside (Cleansing Agent) surfactant/​cleansing PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether (Cleansing Agent) Glyceryl Stearate 0, 1 Stearyl Alcohol (Texture Enhancers) emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 2, 2 Polyacrylamide (Suspending Agent) viscosity controlling Sapindus Mukurossi (Soapberry) Peel Extract (Cleansing Agent/Antioxidant) Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract (Skin-Soothing Antioxidant) soothing, antioxidant goodie Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract (Antioxidant) antioxidant, soothing Xanthan Gum (Texture Enhancer) C13-14 Isoparaffin (Texture Enhancer) emollient, viscosity controlling, solvent Caprylyl Glycol (Preservative) moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Citric Acid (Ph Adjuster) buffering Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent) chelating Laureth-7 (Texture Enhancer) emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing Phenoxyethanol preservative Ethylhexylglycerin (Preservatives) 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. Jojoba-derived emollient wax esters (fatty acid + fatty alcohol) that make your skin feel nice and smooth. Chemically speaking, pure jojoba oil is also a wax ester (read our shiny explanation here), however, the ingredients called jojoba esters on the ingredient lists are made from jojoba oil and/or hydrogenated jojoba oil via interesterification. They have multiple versions with variable fatty acid chain length and the ingredient can have a liquid, a creamy, a soft or firm paste, or even a hard wax consistency. The common thing between all versions is, that unlike most normal triglyceride oils, jojoba esters have superior stability, provide non-greasy emolliency and are readily absorbed into the 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. 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 mild, water-loving emulsifier that's safe for sensitive skin or eye-care formulations. It helps to create low viscosity oil-in-water emulsions, ideal for milks, serums, and sprayable formulations. It's derived from natural sources and gives a light, satiny afterfeel. A mild, corn-sugar derived, oil-loving emulsifier that helps oil and water to mix nicely together. It is safe for sensitive skin or eye-care formulations and gives a light, satiny after-feel. It is often used together with its water-loving buddy Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate. It’s the most commonly used version of pure vitamin E in cosmetics. You can read all about the pure form here. This one is the so-called esterified version. According to famous dermatologist, Leslie Baumann while tocopheryl acetate is more stable and has a longer shelf life, what‑it‑does soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. emollient | emulsifying surfactant/cleansing emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | soothing emollient | viscosity controlling | solvent moisturizer/humectant | emollient emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing

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