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Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

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The UnScrub

Product category and function

Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

The UnScrub

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

The UnScrub

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

Full ingredient list

Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

The UnScrub

No. of common ingredients = 0
Glyceryl stearate citrate, purified water, cetyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, prunus armeniaca (apricot) seed powder, glycerin, coco-caprylate, iron oxides (ci77499), phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, potassium cetyl phosphate, menthyl lactate, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, diheptyl succinate, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, carbon, menthol, citric acid, fucus vesiculosus extract, jojoba esters, undaria pinnatifida extract, tocopherol, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate 8	Water, jojoba esters, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, methyl glucose sesquistearate, tocopheryl acetate, decyl glucoside, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, xanthan gum, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, disodium edta, laureth-7, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Glyceryl stearate citrate, purified water, cetyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, prunus armeniaca (apricot) seed powder, glycerin, coco-caprylate, iron oxides (ci77499), phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, potassium cetyl phosphate, menthyl lactate, capryloyl glycerin/sebacic acid copolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, diheptyl succinate, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, carbon, menthol, citric acid, fucus vesiculosus extract, jojoba esters, undaria pinnatifida extract, tocopherol, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate

Water, jojoba esters, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, methyl glucose sesquistearate, tocopheryl acetate, decyl glucoside, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, xanthan gum, c13-14 isoparaffin, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, disodium edta, laureth-7, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

The UnScrub

Soothing: Fucus vesiculosus extract, Jojoba esters, Menthol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Purified water, Glycerin

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Down + Dirty Detoxifying Charcoal MicroExfoliant

The UnScrub

Glyceryl stearate citrate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Purified water

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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing