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La Mer THE ESSENCE FOAMING CLEANSER.

La Mer
The Essence Foaming Cleanser
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Cleansers

Full ingredient list

Water (aqua\eau), glycerin, myristic acid, behenic acid, palmitic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, phenoxyethanol, algae extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed powder, zinc gluconate, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus) leaf oil, medicago sativa (alfalfa) seed powder, sodium gluconate, calcium gluconate, copper gluconate, magnesium gluconate, niacin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) seed meal, tocopheryl succinate, citrus aurantifolia (lime) peel extract, sea salt (maris sal\sel marin), spirulina platensis (algae) powder, ascophyllum nodosum extract, lactobacillus ferment, asparagopsis armata extract, ecklonia cava extract, tourmaline, caffeine, butylene glycol, sodium hyaluronate, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sodium coco pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, trehalose, pearl powder, sorbitol, sodium pca, nephrite powder, homarine hcl, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, sucrose, erythritol, urea, polyquaternium-51, hydroxyethylcellulose, peg-3 distearate, laureth-3, triacetin, propanediol, alcohol denat., fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, bht, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, sorbic acid, sodium bicarbonate, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 6 (ci 15985), green 5 (ci 61570), yellow 5 (ci 19140)

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (aqua\eau) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Myristic acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Behenic acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Palmitic acid Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate Surfactant/Cleansing
Potassium hydroxide Buffering
Lauric acid Surfactant/Cleansing

Ingredients explained

1

Water (aqua\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.

2

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

3

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Price range

more than $100

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