Glymed Plus
Mega Purifying Cleanser
Uploaded on 06/09/2021
Blended with Ester C, antioxidant vitamins A and E to
lift away makeup and daily debris in seconds. With continuous use, this hydrophilic cleanser will leave skin feeling clean and refreshed without dryness to the skin and irritants that cause aging.
Living Nature
Purifying Cleanser
Uploaded on 03/04/2020
This light foaming cleanser removes impurities and excess oil while
rebalancing natural moisture levels. Purifying Manuka extract and gently cleansing Kumerahou leave skin balanced and clear.
Ingredients
| what‑it‑does | solvent |
Normal (well kind of - it's purified and deionized) water. Usually the main solvent in cosmetic products.
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| what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |
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.
| what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |
A mild amino acid based surfactant with great foaming properties. Can be used also for sensitive or baby skin.
| what‑it‑does | skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
A real oldie but a goodie. Great natural moisturizer and skin-identical ingredient that plays an important role in skin hydration and general skin health.
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| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
A big sugar molecule (polysaccharide) that is used as a natural thickening and gelling agent. It is similar to more commonly used Xanthan Gum, and the two are also often combined to create gel formulas or to stabilize emulsions.
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| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
Galactoarabinan is a natural polysaccharide (a big carbohydrate molecule) that comes from the Larch trees.According to the manufacturer it can do all kinds of good in a formula:
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| what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
Sugar - as a skincare ingredient it has water-binding properties, which means that it helps to keep your skin nice and hydrated.
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| what‑it‑does | soothing | moisturizer/humectant | antimicrobial/antibacterial |
The sweet, gooey, sugar-laden stuff with skin moisturizing, soothing, antibacterial and some antioxidant properties.
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| what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing |
| what‑it‑does | perfuming |
The generic term for nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. It is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average.
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| what‑it‑does | antimicrobial/antibacterial | antioxidant |
The essential oil coming from the Manuka tree native to New Zealand. It is distantly related to the Australian Tea Tree Oil, although their chemical composition is very different.
The main antibacterial active in tea tree oil is terpinen-4-ol (40%), while manuka's main actives are so-called cyclic triketones, such as Leptospermone, Iso-leptospermone, and Flavesone
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| what‑it‑does | perfuming |
A common fragrance ingredient with a nice rose-like smell.
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| what‑it‑does | perfuming | solvent |
A super common fragrance ingredient found naturally in many plants including citrus peel oils, rosemary or lavender. It autoxidizes on air exposure and counts as a common skin sensitizer.
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| what‑it‑does | perfuming |
A super common fragrance ingredient that can be found among others in lavender, ylang-ylang, bergamot or jasmine. The downside of it is that it oxidises on air exposure and might become allergenic.
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| what‑it‑does | skin brightening |
| what‑it‑does | emollient |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
Sunflower Oil - it's a great emollient that protects & enhances the skin barrier.
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| what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
A sugar based emulsifier that's especially great for low viscosity lotions or even sprays.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient | emulsifying |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 1 |
Waxy, white, solid stuff that helps water and oil to mix together and leaves the skin feeling soft and smooth.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient |
Shea butter that's considered to be a magic moisturizer and emollient. It is also soothing and rich in antioxidants.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
| irritancy, com. | 1, 2 |
A super common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams.
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| what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
| irritancy, com. | 3, 2 |
A common functional ingredient that helps to keep the oil-loving and water-loving ingredients together (emulsifier), stabilizes and thickens the products.
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| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
A super commonly used thickener and emulsion stabilizer.
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| what‑it‑does | antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming |
Lavender - essential oil with a calming scent and antimicrobial properties. Contains fragrant components (linalyl acetate - 50% and linalool - 35%) and might be cytotoxic from 0.25%.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient |
| what‑it‑does | surfactant/cleansing | emulsifying | perfuming |
| irritancy, com. | 3, 1 |
| what‑it‑does | skin-identical ingredient |
An amino acid (the building blocks of skin proteins, like collagen) that hydrates the skin and might help wound healing and improve wrinkles.
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| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
| irritancy, com. | 0-3, 0-3 |
Pure Vitamin E. Great antioxidant that gives significant photoprotection against UVB rays. Works in synergy with Vitamin C.
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| what‑it‑does | emollient | emulsifying |
It's quite the multi-tasker: an emollient and water-binding ingredient but also an emulsifier and can be used for stabilization purposes. It's also often used to create liposomes.
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| what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
| irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
It's a sweet tasting sugar substitute that helps your skin to hold onto water when used in cosmetic products. It also helps to thicken up products and give them a bit more slip.
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| what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
| what‑it‑does | preservative |
An antimicrobial preservative that helps your products not to go wrong too quickly. It works especially well against bacteria, specifically gram-negative species, yeast, and mold.Somewhat controversial, it belongs to an infamous family of formaldehyde-releasers.
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| what‑it‑does | preservative |
It's one of those things that help your cosmetics not to go wrong too soon, aka a preservative. Its strong point is being effective against yeasts and molds, and as a nice bonus seems to be non-comedogenic as well.It is safe in concentrations of less than 0.1% but is acutely toxic when inhaled, so it's not the proper preservative choice for aerosol formulas like hairsprays.
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