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Product category and function

Antioxidant Scrub

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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

Antioxidant Scrub

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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

Antioxidant Scrub

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), cocamidopropyl betaine, cellulose acetate, glycerin, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, citric acid, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia oleifera (green tea) leaf extract, panthenol (d), ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol 9	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 = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Aqua (water), cocamidopropyl betaine, cellulose acetate, glycerin, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, citric acid, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia oleifera (green tea) leaf extract, panthenol (d), ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol

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

Antioxidant Scrub

The UnScrub

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Panthenol (d)

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

Anti-microbial: Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol

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

Antioxidant Scrub

The UnScrub

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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Cellulose acetate

Function: Film forming

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