Liquid hand soap
Uploaded by: brit2024 on 12/13/2024
Ingredients overview
Water, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Propanediol, Soluble Fibroin (Activated Silk), Xanthan Gum, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Sodium Chloride, Gluconolactone, Sodium Benzoate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Hydroxide, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
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Highlights
#alcohol-free #fragrance & essentialoil-free
Alcohol Free
Fragrance and Essential Oil Free
Key Ingredients
Exfoliant: Gluconolactone
Other Ingredients
Buffering: Sodium Hydroxide
Chelating: Gluconolactone
Moisturizer/humectant: Propanediol
Preservative: Sodium BenzoateSee AlsoThe Best Hand Soaps for Sensitive SkinTop 9 Best Natural Hand Soaps (And Which Ones to Avoid!)
Solvent: Water, Propanediol
Surfactant/cleansing: Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Viscosity controlling: Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Xanthan Gum, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Sodium Chloride
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | solvent | ||
| Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine | surfactant/cleansing, viscosity controlling | ||
| Propanediol | solvent, moisturizer/humectant | ||
| Soluble Fibroin (Activated Silk) | |||
| Xanthan Gum | viscosity controlling | ||
| Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Hydroxypropyl Guar | surfactant/cleansing, viscosity controlling | ||
| Sodium Chloride | viscosity controlling | ||
| Gluconolactone | exfoliant, chelating | superstar | |
| Sodium Benzoate | preservative | ||
| Decyl Glucoside | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Sodium Hydroxide | buffering | ||
| Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside | surfactant/cleansing |
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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.
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, viscosity controlling
A thickening and foam-boasting co-surfactant withamphoteric structure meaning that its head contains both a positively and a negatively charged part (surfactants are most commonly anionic meaning their head has a negative charge). It's very mild and gentle, comes fromcoconut oil and is readily biodegradable.
Propanediol
Also-called: Zemea | What-it-does: solvent, moisturizer/humectant
Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often usedand often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved.
It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacyor to influence the sensory properties of the end formula.
Soluble Fibroin (Activated Silk)
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Xanthan Gum
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
It's one of the most commonly used thickeners and emulsion stabilizers. If the product is too runny, a little xanthan gum will make it more gel-like.Used alone, it can make the formula sticky and it is a good team player so it is usually combined with other thickeners and so-calledrheology modifiers (helper ingredients that adjust the flow and thus the feel of the formula). The typical use level of Xantha Gum is below 1%, it is usually in the 0.1-0.5% range.
Btw, Xanthan gum is all natural, a chain of sugar molecules (polysaccharide) produced from individual sugar molecules (glucose and sucrose) via fermentation. It’s approved by Ecocert and also used in the food industry(E415).
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
A mild and non-drying cleanser that gives skin a nice and soft after-feel. It also has great foaming properties, comes from coconuts and it's biodegradable.
Hydroxypropyl Guar
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, viscosity controlling, emulsion stabilising
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Chloride
Also-called: Salt | 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.
Gluconolactone - superstar
What-it-does: exfoliant, chelating
- It’s a polyhydroxy acid (PHA), that is often referred to as next generation AHA
- It gently lifts off dead skin cells form the skin surface making skin smooth and even
- In the long term it provides anti-aging benefits, like increased skin thickness and decreased wrinkles (though a tad less than even more proven superstar AHAs)
- It’s a great moisturizer and even helps to repair impaired skin barrier
- It’s antioxidant, and does not make your skin more sensitive to the sun
- It can be used even if your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone or if you are post cosmetic procedure
Read all the geeky details about Gluconolactone here >>
Sodium Benzoate
What-it-does: preservative
A helper ingredient that helps to makethe products stay nice longer, aka preservative. It works mainly against fungi.
It’s pH dependent and works best at acidic pH levels (3-5). It’s not strong enough to be used in itself so it’s always combined with something else, often with potassium sorbate.
Decyl Glucoside
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsion stabilising
A vegetable origin (coconut or palm kernel oil and glucose) cleansing agent with great foaming abilities. It's also mild to the skin and readily biodegradable.
Sodium Hydroxide
Also-called: lye | What-it-does: buffering
The unfancy name for it is lye. It’s a solid white stuff that’s very alkaline and used in small amounts to adjust the pH of the product and make it just right.
For example, in case of AHA or BHA exfoliants, the right pH is super-duper important, and pH adjusters like sodium hydroxide are needed.
BTW, lye is not something new. It was already used by ancient Egyptians to help oil and fat magically turn into something else. Can you guess what? Yes, it’s soap. It still often shows up in the ingredient list of soaps and other cleansers.
Sodium hydroxide in itselfis a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totallyharmless.
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
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| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
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| what‑it‑does | exfoliant | chelating |
A next generation AHA, a so-called PHA that gently exfoliates skin without irritation. It also moisturizesand helps the skin barrier. It also has antioxidant properties. [more]
| what‑it‑does | preservative |
A preservative that works mainly against fungi. Has to be combined with other preservatives. [more]
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| what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |