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Micellar Mousse

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Special Cleansing Gel

Product category and function

Micellar Mousse

Special Cleansing Gel

Face Cleansers	Face Cleansers
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.
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Ingredient highlights

Micellar Mousse

Special Cleansing Gel

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Micellar Mousse

Special Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, isopentyldiol, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, citric acid, moringa oleifera seed extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium benzoate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower wax, polyquaternium-10, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethylhexylglycerin, acacia concinna fruit extract, balanites aegyptiaca fruit extract, disodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, gypsophila paniculata root extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel oil, disodium phosphate, limonene 8	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, isopentyldiol, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, citric acid, moringa oleifera seed extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium benzoate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) flower wax, polyquaternium-10, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, ethylhexylglycerin, acacia concinna fruit extract, balanites aegyptiaca fruit extract, disodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, gypsophila paniculata root extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) peel oil, disodium phosphate, limonene

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

Micellar Mousse

Special Cleansing Gel

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Limonene, Isopentyldiol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Disodium phosphate

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

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Ingredients with their functions

Micellar Mousse

Special Cleansing Gel

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.

Isopentyldiol

Function: Solvent

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

Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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