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Water-Activated Powder Cleanser

A powder cleanser. Here is what each ingredient on the currently published list is used for in a cosmetic formula.

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Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Purpose in this formula

A cleansing surfactant. Surfactants help loosen oil and dirt so they can rinse away with water.

Evidence and its limits

How a cleanser feels depends on its complete formulation and how it is used, not one surfactant name.

An ingredient list explains roles, not results

Ingredient references describe common cosmetic functions. They do not establish this cleanser's pH, tolerability, barrier effects or performance. Rinse-off contact time also matters.

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