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Vitamin C Brightening Foaming Face Wash 150ml

1. Water Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
2. Glycerin Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
3. Myristic Acid Surfactants. Cleansing, emulsifying, perfuming
4. Stearic Acid Surfactants. Cleansing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, masking, refatting, surfactant
5. Lauric Acid Surfactants. Cleansing, emulsifying, surfactant
6. Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate Surfactants. Hair conditioning, surfactant
7. Potassium Hydroxide pH adjusters and chelators. Buffering
8. Glycol Distearate Emulsifiers. Emollient, emulsifying, opacifying, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling
9. Acrylates Copolymer Thickeners and film formers. Antistatic, binding, film forming
10. Butylene Glycol Humectants. Solvent and humectant, improves spread of actives.
11. Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate Surfactants. Cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, hydrotrope, skin conditioning, surfactant
12. Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil Fragrance, colour, solvents. Astringent, masking, skin conditioning, tonic
13. Panthenol Humectants. Provitamin B5, humectant and wound-healing support.
14. Lauryl Hydroxysultaine Surfactants. Antistatic, cleansing, foam boosting, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, surfactant, viscosity controlling
15. Sodium Chloride Thickeners and film formers. Bulking, masking, oral care, viscosity controlling
16. Alcohol Denat Fragrance, colour, solvents. Solvent that lightens texture and dries the barrier.
17. Glyceryl StearateFeeds Malassezia Emulsifiers. Workhorse non-ionic emulsifier.
18. Hydrated Silica Thickeners and film formers. Abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
19. Salicylic Acid Actives. BHA, oil-soluble, clears inside the pore.
20. Polyquaternium-7 Thickeners and film formers. Antistatic, film forming
21. Polyquaternium-22 Thickeners and film formers. Antistatic, film forming
22. Sodium Gluconate pH adjusters and chelators. Mild chelator.
23. Hexylene Glycol Surfactants. Emulsifying, perfuming, skin conditioning, solvent, surfactant
24. 1,2-Hexanediol Preservatives. Glycol with antimicrobial effect, humectant.
25. Niacinamide Actives. Vitamin B3. Sebum, barrier, pigment transfer, at 2 to 5 percent.
26. Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid Humectants. Smaller fragments reach the upper epidermis.
27. Serine Fragrance, colour, solvents. Antistatic, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning
28. Arginine Fragrance, colour, solvents. Antistatic, hair conditioning, masking, skin conditioning
29. Citric Acid pH adjusters and chelators. Acid for pH adjustment.
30. Ascorbyl Glucoside Actives. Stable vitamin C glycoside.
31. Limonene Fragrance, colour, solvents. Deodorant, perfuming, solvent

Taken from The Face Shop's product page, last checked 2026-10-25. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.