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Murad
Essential 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, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cocamidopropyl betaine Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate Surfactant/Cleansing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Aminomethyl propanol Buffering
Polysorbate 20 Surfactant/Cleansing
Acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

3

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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