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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 itself is a potent skin irritant, but once it's reacted (as it is usually in skin care products, like exfoliants) it is totally harmless.
Something incorrect or missing?Products with Sodium Hydroxide
T3 Ada Gel
Acne.org Aha+ (Glycolic Acid - 10%)
Bioderma Sebium Serum
Bliss That'S Incredi-Peel
Clinique ID Active Cartridge Concentrate - for Pores & Uneven Texture
Dr Bronner Lavender Soap Bar
Florence by Mills One Swipe Glow Wipe Treatment Pads
Glossier Solution
Glytone Rejuvenating Cream 20
Kayman Beauty Coalface Soap
L’anza Healing Color Care Color-Preserving Trauma Treatment
Nip+Fab Glycolic Fix Concentrate Extreme 10%
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 8% Aha Gel Exfoliant
Pixi Glow Tonic
Proactiv Step 2 Toner
Proactive+ Revitalizing Toner
Skin Authority Instant Perfection Peel Pads
The Inkey List 15% Vitamin C And Egf Serum
Urban Skin Rx Clear & Even Tone Clarifying Glycolic Pads
Apolosophy Aloe Vera Gel
BOSCIA Resurfacing Treatment Toner With Apple Cider
Beauty Bay Acid Trip Exfoliating Toner
Beauty Bay Skinhit Correcting Serum
Benefit Cosmetics Benetint
Bioderma White Objective Sérum
Cordes Bpo 5% Gel
Dermaceutic Mela Cream
Ethique Eco-Friendly Face Cleansing Bar, In Your Face
FÜNFSINNE Multi Tonic 6% Aha Gesichtswasser Und Peeling
Geek & Gorgeous Smooth Out 12% AHA + Cactus Exfoliating Liquid
Kate Somerville Liquid Exfolikate
LVLY by Paola Maria Skin Toner
Modern Skyn Alchemy Daily Resurfacing Exfoliant
Moon Juice Beauty Shroom Exfoliating Acid Potion
No7 Protect & Perfect Intense Advanced Serum Activating Pads
O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream
Peter Thomas Roth Un-Wrinkle Peel Pads
Pixi Skintreats Overnight Glow Serum Concentrated Exfoliating Gel
RAU Aha Tonic
Saturday Skin Pore Clarifying Toner 10% Glycolic Acid + Pore Control Complex
Sidmool Vitamin C E Ferulic Ampoule
SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Solution
SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Toner
The Ordinary Aha 30% + Bha 2% Peeling Solution
The Ordinary Aha 30% + Bha 2% Peeling Solution
bio D Rosemary And Thyme Sanitising Hand Wash
life aloe vera gel
365 Skin Workout Essentials Multicleanse
Alcina Skin Manager Aha
Aloe Pura Aloe Vera Gel 99.9%