Squalane Cleanser The Ordinary

Name: The Ordinary - Squalane Cleanser
Brand: The Ordinary

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Key promises

Cleansing

Effectiveness

100 /100

Irritancy

LOW

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What's in this jar?

Can work for

Cleansing

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"Squalane Cleanser"

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WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected

Ingredient	Effectiveness	Concentration	Irritancy
sucrose stearate	HIGH
sucrose laurate	HIGH
sucrose dilaurate	HIGH

Pos	Ingredient Name	Description
1	squalane	An oil naturally present in skin. Works as an emollient to soften the skin and form a protective layer on its surface without a greasy feeling.
2	aqua (water	Plain old water
3	covo-caprylate	An emollient that softens skin and creates a nice product texture
4	/carpate,	The ingredient is not recognized
5	glycerin	One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
6	sucrose stearate	Helps water and oil mix together
7	ethycal macadamiate	Helps water and oil mix together
8	malic acid	Helps adjust the product pH
9	trocopherol	Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
10	hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone	Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals, but evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking
11	sucrose laurate	Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
12	sucrose dilaurate	Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
13	sucrose trilaurate	Helps oil and water mix together. Can be used as a cleansing agent
14	hydrogenated starch hydrolysate	Helps to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Can add sweet taste to lip products
15	polyacrylate crosspolymer-6
16	isoceteth-20	Helps water and oil mix together
17	sodium polyacrylate	Used to create a gel-like product texture, as well as to stabilize emulsions
18	trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate	Used to improve stability of the formulation
19	ethylhexylglycerin	A preservative
20	chlorphenesin	A preservative

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Safety assessment of hydrogenated starch hydrolysates

Ingredient	Irritancy	Skin benefit
coco-caprylate
ethyl macadamiate
hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone