Sensibio H2o Biodegradables Wipes
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Aqua/Water/Eau | solvent | ||
Polysorbate 20 | emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | 0, 0 | |
Pentylene Glycol | solvent, moisturizer/humectant | ||
Mannitol | moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
Xylitol | moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
Rhamnose | moisturizer/humectant | ||
Fructooligosaccharides | moisturizer/humectant | ||
Allantoin | soothing | 0, 0 | goodie |
Cetrimonium Bromide | antimicrobial/antibacterial, emulsifying, preservative, surfactant/cleansing | ||
Disodium EDTA | chelating | ||
Fragrance (Parfum) | perfuming | icky |
Bioderma Sensibio H2o Biodegradables WipesIngredients explained
Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying.
One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time.
It's a common little helper ingredient that helps water and oil to mix together. Also, it can help to increase the solubility of some other ingredients in the formula.
A multi-functional, silky feeling helper ingredient that can do quite many things. It's used as an emulsion stabilizer, solvent and a broad spectrum antimicrobial. According to manufacturer info, it's also a moisturizer and helps to make the product feel great on the skin. It works synergistically with preservatives and helps to improve water-resistance of sunscreens.
A type of sugar molecule, that has water-binding properties and helps to keep your skin hydrated.
A type of sugar that's part of a moisturizing trio called Aquaxyl. You can read more about its magic properties at xylitylglucoside.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Super common soothing ingredient. It can be found naturally in the roots & leaves of the comfrey plant, but more often than not what's in the cosmetic products is produced synthetically.
It's not only soothing but it' also skin-softening and protecting and can promote wound healing.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Super common little helper ingredient that helps products to remain nice and stable for a longer time. It does so by neutralizing the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes.
It is typically used in tiny amounts, around 0.1% or less.
Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!).
If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it.
Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. It’s the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. It’s definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as synthetic, if not worse!).
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what‑it‑does | solvent |
what‑it‑does | emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | solvent | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | soothing |
irritancy, com. | 0, 0 |
what‑it‑does | antimicrobial/antibacterial | emulsifying | preservative | surfactant/cleansing |
what‑it‑does | chelating |
what‑it‑does | perfuming |