Hypoallergenic, 100% free of perfumes and dyes
Uploaded by: heatherhickman on
Ingredients overview
Water, C12-15 Alcohols, Ethoxylated, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Carbonate, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Polyacrylate, Fluorescent Brightener 28, Sodium Salt, Benzisothiazolinone
Read more on how to read an ingredient list >>
Highlights
#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Antimicrobial/antibacterial: Benzisothiazolinone
Buffering: Sodium Carbonate
Chelating: Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate
Emollient: C12-15 Alcohols
Emulsifying: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoate
Solvent: Water
Surfactant/cleansing: Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Cocoate
Viscosity controlling: C12-15 Alcohols, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Salt
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | solvent | ||
| C12-15 Alcohols | emollient, viscosity controlling | ||
| Sodium Laureth Sulfate | surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying | ||
| Sodium Carbonate | buffering | ||
| Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate | chelating | ||
| Sodium Cocoate | surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying | ||
| Sodium Polyacrylate | viscosity controlling | ||
| Sodium Salt | viscosity controlling | ||
| Benzisothiazolinone | antimicrobial/antibacterial |
All Free and Clear Laundry Detergent
Ingredients explainedWater
Also-called: Aqua | What-it-does: solvent
Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
C12-15 Alcohols
What-it-does: emollient, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Also-called: SLES | What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying
It’s probably the most common cleansing ingredient of all. It’s usually the Chief Bubble Officer responsible for bigbubbles in cleansing products through the foam it creates is a bit airy and loose and not as dense and luxurious as the foam created by infamous SLS.
As for mildness, it goes somewhere in the middle. It’s often confused with sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS), but they are absolutely not the same. The SLES molecule has a bigger water-soluble head part that makes it milder and much less irritating. It is considered absolutely ok in the amount used in cosmetic products, though if you are looking for a mild facial cleanser, you have better chances with a formula withoutSLES. For an average shower gel? SLES works just fine.
Sodium Carbonate
What-it-does: buffering
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate
What-it-does: chelating
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Cocoate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Polyacrylate
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
A superabsorbent polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) that has crazy water binding abilities. Sometimes its referred to as "waterlock" and can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water.
As for its use in cosmetic products, it is a handy multi-tasker that thickens up water-based formulas and also has some emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing properties.
Sodium Salt
Also-called: Salt;Sodium Chloride | What-it-does: viscosity controlling
Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. Normal, everyday table salt.
If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. The reason for this is that salt acts as a fantastic thickener in cleansing formulas created with ionic cleansing agents(aka surfactants) such as Sodium Laureth Sulfate. A couple of percents (typically 1-3%) turns a runny surfactant solution into a nice gel texture.
If you are into chemistry (if not, we understand, just skip this paragraph), the reason is that electrolytes (you know, the Na+ and Cl- ions) screen the electrostatic repulsion between the head groups of ionic surfactants and thus support the formation of long shaped micelles (instead of spherical ones) that entangle like spaghetti, and viola, a gel is formed. However, too much of it causes the phenomenon called "salting out", and the surfactant solution goes runny again.
Other than that, salt also works as an emulsion stabilizer inwater-in-oil emulsions, that is when water droplets are dispersed in the outer oil (or silicone) phase. And last but not least, when salt is right at the first spot of the ingredient list (and is not dissolved), the product is usually a body scrub where salt is thephysical exfoliating agent.
Benzisothiazolinone
What-it-does: antimicrobial/antibacterial
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
You may also want to take a look at...
Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products. [more] We don't have description for this ingredient yet. It’s probably the most common cleansing ingredient of all. It’s usually the Chief Bubble Officer responsible for bigbubbles in cleansing products through the foam it creates is a bit airy and loose and not as dense and luxurious as the foam created by infamous SLS.As for mildness, it goes somewhere in the middle. [more] A big polymer (a molecule from repeated subunits) with crazy water binding abilities. Used as a thickening and emulsion stabilizing agent. [more] We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Sodium chloride is the fancy name of salt. Normal, everyday table salt.If (similar to us) you are in the weird habit of reading the label on your shower gel while taking a shower, you might have noticed that sodium chloride is almost always on the ingredient list. [more] what‑it‑does solvent what‑it‑does emollient | viscosity controlling what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying what‑it‑does buffering what‑it‑does chelating what‑it‑does surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying what‑it‑does viscosity controlling what‑it‑does viscosity controlling what‑it‑does antimicrobial/antibacterial
