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Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

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Shea Moisture
African Black Soap Bar Soap

Product category and function

Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Bar Soaps	Bar Soaps
Solid cleansers.	Solid cleansers.
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Ingredient highlights

Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium palmate, sodium palm kernelate, water/aqua/eau, glycerin, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf powder, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf, menthol, sorbitol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, sodium chloride, palm acid, palm kernel acid, limonene, linalool, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77492), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289) 7	Sodium palmate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, water (african black soap base), glycerin, fragrance (essential oil blend), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium chloride, avena sativa (oat) kernel meal, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, plantago major leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tetrasodium etidronate, charcoal, pentasodium pentetate, iron oxides

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Sodium palmate, sodium palm kernelate, water/aqua/eau, glycerin, sodium gluconate, fragrance (parfum), rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf powder, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf, menthol, sorbitol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, sodium chloride, palm acid, palm kernel acid, limonene, linalool, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77492), chromium hydroxide green (ci 77289)

Sodium palmate, sodium cocoate, sodium palm kernelate, water (african black soap base), glycerin, fragrance (essential oil blend), butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, sodium chloride, avena sativa (oat) kernel meal, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, plantago major leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, tetrasodium etidronate, charcoal, pentasodium pentetate, iron oxides

Notable ingredients

Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Menthol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Limonene

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (african black soap base), Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Rosemary Mint Bath Bar

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Sodium palmate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Sodium palm kernelate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.