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paulas choice Advanced Pore Refining Treatment 4BHA.

Paula's Choice
RESIST Advanced Pore Refining Treatment 4% Bha
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants

Full ingredient list

Water, butylene glycol, dimethicone, salicylic acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, glycerin, aminomethyl propanol, adenosine, allantoin, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, punica granatum fruit extract, sambucus nigra fruit extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, hydrogenated lecithin, xanthan gum, citric acid, disodium edta, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Salicylic acid Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Aminomethyl propanol Buffering
Adenosine Skin conditioning

Ingredients explained

1

Water

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

3

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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