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Not Your Mother’s
Balancing Act Detoxifying Scalp Aha Exfoliant
Ingredients Explained

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Full ingredient list

Water (aqua) (eau), glycerin, cetyl alcohol, lactic acid, isopentyldiol, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, glycolic acid, vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, menthol, sea water (maris aqua), laminaria digitata extract, chlorella vulgaris extract, saccharide isomerate, lavandula stoechas extract, propanediol, lycium barbarum fruit extract, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, caesalpinia spinosa gum, acrylamidopropyltrimonium chloride/acrylates copolymer, isohexadecane, coceth-7, fragrance (parfum), limonene, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Ingredient highlights

Cruelty-free

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
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Lactic acid Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant
Isopentyldiol Solvent
Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water Soothing, Skin conditioning, Astringent
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Vaccinium myrtillus fruit extract Skin conditioning

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

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Price range

less than $20

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