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Olay
Clarifying Daily Facial Cleanser With Niacinamide
Ingredients Explained

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Full ingredient list

Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, trehalose, sodium myristoyl sarcosinate, glycerin, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, glyceryl caprylate/caprate, salicylic acid, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, disodium edta, sodium chloride, citric acid, sodium benzoate, fragrance, vitamin b3, peptides

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3

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Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients	Function (What it does)
Water	Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium lauroamphoacetate	Surfactant/Cleansing
Trehalose	Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Sodium myristoyl sarcosinate	Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing
Glycerin	Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Niacinamide	Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing
Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4	Skin conditioning
Glyceryl caprylate/caprate	Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Salicylic acid	Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate	Surfactant/Cleansing, Solvent
Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate	Surfactant/Cleansing
Disodium edta	Viscosity controlling, Chelating
Sodium chloride	Viscosity controlling
Citric acid	Chelating, Buffering
Sodium benzoate	Preservative
Fragrance	Perfuming, Masking
Vitamin b3	Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing
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Ingredients explained

1

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

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

4

Sodium myristoyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing

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

5

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.

6

Also-called: Nicotinamide, Vitamin B3 | Function: Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing

Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is a potent skincare ingredient renowned for its wide-ranging benefits.

It helps to strengthen the skin's barrier function, improve skin texture, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It's also effective in managing acne and reducing redness and inflammation.

Furthermore, it inhibits melanin production, thereby assisting in fading hyperpigmentation and evening out skin tone. Safe for almost all skin types, niacinamide is a versatile ingredient found in various skincare products.

7

Palmitoyl pentapeptide-4

Function: Skin conditioning

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

8

Glyceryl caprylate/caprate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

9

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

10

Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Solvent

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

11

Peg-7 glyceryl cocoate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

12

Also-called: Edta Disodium, Edetate Disodium | Function: Viscosity controlling, Chelating

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

13

Sodium chloride

Also-called: Salt | Function: Viscosity controlling

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

14

Function: Chelating, Buffering

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

15

Sodium benzoate

Function: Preservative

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

16

Also-called: Parfum | Function: Perfuming, Masking

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

17

Also-called: Nicotinamide, Niacinamide | Function: Skin brightening, Anti-acne, Cell-signaling ingredient, Soothing

Niacinamide, also known as vitamin B3, is a potent skincare ingredient renowned for its wide-ranging benefits.

It helps to strengthen the skin's barrier function, improve skin texture, and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It's also effective in managing acne and reducing redness and inflammation.

Furthermore, it inhibits melanin production, thereby assisting in fading hyperpigmentation and evening out skin tone. Safe for almost all skin types, niacinamide is a versatile ingredient found in various skincare products.

18

Peptides

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

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