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Azulene Body Soap

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African Black Soap Bar Soap

Product category and function

Azulene Body Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

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

Azulene Body 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

Azulene Body Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, sodium chloride, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, propylene glycol, parfum (fragrance), ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 19140 (yellow 5) 4	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 = 9

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, sodium chloride, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) extract, propylene glycol, parfum (fragrance), ci 42090 (blue 1), ci 19140 (yellow 5)

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

Azulene Body Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Colorant: Ci 19140 (yellow 5), Ci 42090 (blue 1)

Masking: Parfum (fragrance)

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

Azulene Body Soap

African Black Soap Bar Soap

Aqua (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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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