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Dermalogica special cleansing gel.

Dermalogica
Special Cleansing Gel
Ingredients Explained

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Full ingredient list

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

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate Surfactant/Cleansing
Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Hydroxyethylcellulose Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil Masking
Quillaja saponaria bark extract Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Citrus limon (lemon) peel oil Skin conditioning, Perfuming, Masking

Ingredients explained

1

Water/aqua/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water, 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.

2

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

less than $20

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