The Inkey List Salicylic Acid Cleanser (Discontinued)

The Inkey List Salicylic Acid Cleanser (Discontinued) The Inkey List Salicylic Acid Cleanser ingredients explained: Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Salicylic Acid, Betaine, Zinc Pca, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Chloride, Allantoin, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Benzyl Alcohol, Coconut Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Dehydroacetic Acid, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate Show all ingredients by function Aqua (Water) solvent Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 superstar Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate surfactant/​cleansing Cocamidopropyl Betaine Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate emulsifying Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Betaine moisturizer/​humectant goodie Zinc Pca anti-acne, moisturizer/​humectant Phenoxyethanol preservative Sodium Chloride viscosity controlling Allantoin soothing Coco-Glucoside Glyceryl Oleate emollient, emulsifying, perfuming Benzyl Alcohol preservative, perfuming, solvent, viscosity controlling Coconut Acid surfactant/​cleansing, emollient, emulsifying Ethylhexylglycerin Sodium Benzoate Citric Acid buffering Dehydroacetic Acid Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate chelating Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate emollient 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 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 and non-drying cleanser that gives skin a nice and soft after-feel. It also has great foaming properties, comes from coconuts and it's biodegradable. 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. A surfactant with a positively charged head that has good foaming properties and can be used in cleansing products both for the skin and the hair. If you see this guy in a non-cleansing product then it's probably combined with salicylic acid. The two together go by the trade name Curcylic 40, and cocamidopropyl dimethylamine works there to make salicylic acid water soluble and stable. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. 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 A sugar beet-derived amino acid derivative with nice skin protection and moisturization properties. Betaine's special thing is being an osmolyte, a molecule that helps to control cell-water balance. It is also a natural osmoprotectant, meaning that it attracts water away from the protein surface and thus p what‑it‑does skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant irritancy, com. surfactant/cleansing emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative moisturizer/humectant anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying | perfuming preservative | perfuming | solvent | viscosity controlling surfactant/cleansing | emollient | emulsifying

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