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Shea Moisture
African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Cleansers

Full ingredient list

Water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , theobroma cacao (cocoa pod) potash, elaeis guineensis (palm) kernel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, panthenol, allantoin, sodium pca, glyceryl oleate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, benzoic acid, sodium chloride, citric acid, sodium benzoate, triethyl citrate, caprylyl glycol, fragrance

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Decyl glucoside Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin (vegetable) Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Dicaprylyl ether Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cocamidopropyl betaine Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil Anti-acne, Perfuming, Antioxidant, Anti-microbial
Menthol Soothing, Masking
Charcoal powder Abrasive, Absorbent

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

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Price range

less than $20

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