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Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

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Shea Moisture
African Black Soap Bar Soap

Product category and function

Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

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

Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

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

Full ingredient list

Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium palmate, sodium palm kernelate, water/eau, palm acid, fragrance/parfume, palm kernel acid, sodium chloride, glycerin, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), disodium cocoamphodiacetate, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium etidronate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hexylene glycol 6	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 = 14

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Sodium palmate, sodium palm kernelate, water/eau, palm acid, fragrance/parfume, palm kernel acid, sodium chloride, glycerin, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), disodium cocoamphodiacetate, tetrasodium edta, tetrasodium etidronate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hexylene glycol

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

Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Water/eau, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Chelating: Tetrasodium edta, Tetrasodium etidronate

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

Skin So Soft Original Bar Soap

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/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.