Benzalkonium chloride
Appears on 4 avoid lists
Included in 43 routines
Summary
Works for
- Cleansing
Irritancy risk
HIGH
WIMJ Team
Helps water and oil mix together and works as a cleansing agent (detergent). Also used as a preservative. Can be irritating
Products with Benzalkonium chloride

Works for:
- Moisturizing
Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- Oatmeal extract
- ceramide 3
- panthenol
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- niacinamide
- salicylic acid
- ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate
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Works for:
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- gluconolactone
- retinyl palmitate
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- Oatmeal extract
- ceramide 3
- panthenol
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Works for:
- Anti-blemish
- Exfoliation
- Moisturizing
Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- salicylic acid
- panthenol
- cera microcristallina

Works for:
- Anti-blemish
- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- salicylic acid
- acetyl glucosamine
- glycerin
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Exfoliation
- Moisturizing
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- lactobionic acid
- salicylic acid
- acetyl glucosamine
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Works for:
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-blemish
- Anti-oxidation
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Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- retinol
- salicylic acid
- niacinamide
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-oxidation
Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- panthenol
- cyclopentasiloxane
- epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
Irritancy risk:
Key ingredients:
- ceramide ap
- ceramide eop
- ceramide np
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