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Carbolic Soap

A century-old european colonial soap recipe traditionally used as an acne remedy

Uploaded by: emilee on 03/12/2021

Ingredients overview

Sodium Tallowate, Sodium Cocoate, Glycerin, Carbolic Fragrance (Rosemary*, Camphor*, Eucalyptus*), FD&C Red Colour

Warning: This ingredient list contains several ingredient names that do not follow the INCI nomenclature. Read here for more detail.

Moisturizer/humectant: Glycerin

Ingredient name	what-it-does	irr., com.	ID-Rating
Sodium Tallowate	surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying, viscosity controlling
Sodium Cocoate	surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying
Glycerin	skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant	0, 0	superstar
Carbolic Fragrance (Rosemary, Camphor, Eucalyptus*)
FD&C Red Colour

What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying, viscosity controlling

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing, emulsifying

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

Glycerin - superstar

Also-called: Glycerol | What-it-does: skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | Irritancy: 0 | Comedogenicity: 0

A natural moisturizer that’s also in our skin
A super common, safe, effective and cheap molecule used for more than 50 years
Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier
Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%
High-glycerin moisturizers are awesome for treating severely dry skin

This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!

This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!