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Typology
7 Ingredient Micellar Water

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Milky Oil

Product category and function

7 Ingredient Micellar Water

Milky Oil

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

7 Ingredient Micellar Water

Milky Oil

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

Full ingredient list

7 Ingredient Micellar Water

Milky Oil

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 7	Total Number of ingredients = 11
Aqua (water), poloxamer 184, glycerin, pentylene glycol, citric acid, cetrimonium bromide, sodium hydroxide 3	Aqua/water/eau, isohexadecane, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, panthenol, glycerin, ppg-26-buteth-26, symphytum officinale root extract, sodium benzoate, disodium edta, citric acid, sodium chloride

Notable ingredients

7 Ingredient Micellar Water

Milky Oil

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Pentylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Cetrimonium bromide

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

Soothing: Panthenol, Symphytum officinale root extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Isohexadecane

Buffering: Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

7 Ingredient Micellar Water

Milky Oil

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.

Poloxamer 184

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