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Shea Moisture African Black Soap Clarifying Facial Wash and Scrub.

Shea Moisture
African Black Soap Clarifying Facial Wash & Scrub
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Full ingredient list

Water, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin (vegetable), myristyl alcohol, stearic acid, mangifera indica (mango) seed oil, myristic acid, coconut oil fatty acid, jojoba esters, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cetyl alcohol, glycerin (vegetable), myristyl alcohol, stearic acid, mangifera indica (mango) seed oil, myristic acid, coconut oil fatty acid, jojoba esters, polysorbate 60, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , glyceryl caprylate, fragrance, elaeis guineensis (palm kernel) oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, theobroma cacao (cocoa pod) potash, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, salix alba (willow) bark extract, salicylic acid, nigella sativa (black cumin) seed extract, ormenis multicaulis (moroccan chamomile) oil, bisabolol, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, panthenol, decyl glucoside, potassium hydroxide, glyceryl undecylenate, iron oxides (ci 77499)

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Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium lauroyl lactylate Surfactant/Cleansing
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin (vegetable) Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Myristyl alcohol Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing, Surfactant/Cleansing, Viscosity controlling, Emollient/Moisturizer
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Mangifera indica (mango) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Myristic acid Surfactant/Cleansing

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 lauroyl lactylate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

3

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Price range

less than $20

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