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St. Ives
Deep Cleanse Cream Wash
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Face Cleansers

Full ingredient list

Water (eau), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, sodium cocoyl alaninate, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), menthol, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Ingredient highlights

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Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water (eau) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Myristic acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Stearic acid Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing
Palmitic acid Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Sodium cocoyl alaninate Surfactant/Cleansing
Lauric acid Surfactant/Cleansing
Potassium hydroxide Buffering

Ingredients explained

1

Water (eau)

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

3

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

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