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Origins
Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs

Full ingredient list

Water/aqua/eau, silica, calcium carbonate, glycerin, stearic acid, cetyl esters, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, kaolin, potassium stearate, glyceryl caprylate, decyl glucoside, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, styrax benzoin gum, limonene, linalool, bambusa arundinacea (bamboo) stem extract, tourmaline, sodium hyaluronate, laminaria saccharina extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sucrose, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, tocopherol, xanthan gum, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, bentonite, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water/aqua/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Silica Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent
Calcium carbonate Buffering, Abrasive
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Cetyl esters Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Silica

Also-called: Silicon dioxide | Function: Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent

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

3

Calcium carbonate

Function: Buffering, Abrasive

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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