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Merle Norman Brilliant-C Cleanser.

Merle Norman
Brilliant C Cleanser
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Cleansers

Full ingredient list

Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, dipropylene glycol, sorbitol, glycol distearate, peg-32, peg-6, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glyceryl stearate, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, camellia sinensis leaf extract, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, lecithin, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, butylene glycol, methylisothiazolinone, caprylyl glycol, propylene glycol, disodium edta, trisodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Myristic acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Potassium hydroxide Buffering
Lauric acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Dipropylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Solvent
Sorbitol Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

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.

Price range

$20 to $50

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