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paulas choice Oil Reducing Cleanser.

Paula's Choice
SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser
Ingredients Explained

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Full ingredient list

Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium cocoyl isethionate Surfactant/Cleansing
Sodium lauroamphoacetate Surfactant/Cleansing
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Glycol distearate Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Acrylates copolymer Film forming

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

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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