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Micellar Water

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Micellar Cleansing Water

Product category and function

Micellar Water

Micellar Cleansing Water

Micellar/Cleansing Water	Micellar/Cleansing Water
Water-based solutions with micelles to cleanse and refresh.	Water-based solutions with micelles to cleanse and refresh.
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Ingredient highlights

Micellar Water

Micellar Cleansing Water

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

Micellar Water

Micellar Cleansing Water

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), propanediol, glycerin, centaurea cyanus flower water, nymphaea alba root extract, saponins, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), quillaja saponaria wood extract, potassium sorbate, saponaria officinalis leaf/root extract, citric acid, tocopherol, butylene glycol, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, caprylyl glycol 7	Water/aqua, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, methylpropanediol, glycerin (vegetable), peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf extract, charcoal powder, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), beta-glucan, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, citric acid, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), parfum, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Aqua (water), propanediol, glycerin, centaurea cyanus flower water, nymphaea alba root extract, saponins, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium benzoate, parfum (fragrance), quillaja saponaria wood extract, potassium sorbate, saponaria officinalis leaf/root extract, citric acid, tocopherol, butylene glycol, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, caprylyl glycol

Water/aqua, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, methylpropanediol, glycerin (vegetable), peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf extract, charcoal powder, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract, mangifera indica (mango) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), beta-glucan, aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxyacetophenone, citric acid, sodium citrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), parfum, disodium edta, 1,2-hexanediol

Notable ingredients

Micellar Water

Micellar Cleansing Water

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid (vitamin c), Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, Hydroxyacetophenone, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

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Ingredients with their functions

Micellar Water

Micellar Cleansing Water

Aqua (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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent