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Biologique Recherche Eau Micellaire Biosensible Biologique Recherche Eau Micellaire Biosensible ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Pentylene Glycol, PEG?PPG-8/3 Laurate, Sodium Gluconate, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Phytic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Biosaccharide Gum-2, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Rhizobian Gum, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Chlorphenesin, Pectin, Serine, Arginine, Proline, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Glucose, Acetyl Hexapeptide-49, Carrageenan (Chondrus Crispus), 3-Hexenol, Limonene Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Pentylene Glycol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant PEG?PPG-8/3 Laurate emulsifying, moisturizer/​humectant, surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Gluconate chelating, moisturizer/​humectant Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Polysorbate 20 emulsifying, surfactant/​cleansing 0, 0 Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids surfactant/​cleansing Phytic Acid chelating Phenoxyethanol preservative Xanthan Gum viscosity controlling Caprylyl Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, emollient Biosaccharide Gum-2 goodie Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Ethylhexylglycerin Citric Acid buffering Disodium EDTA Rhizobian Gum Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil perfuming icky Chlorphenesin preservative, antimicrobial/​antibacterial Pectin Serine skin-identical ingredient Arginine Proline Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil Glucose moisturizer/​humectant Acetyl Hexapeptide-49 Carrageenan (Chondrus Crispus) 3-Hexenol Limonene perfuming, solvent 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. Expand to read more 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. 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. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. The neutralized form of gluconic acid. It's a great ingredient to neutralize metal (especially iron and copper) ions in a cosmetic product. This helps to prevent discoloration of the formula over time or rancidity of cosmetic oils. It can also be a pH regulator and a humectant (helps skin to cling onto water). It's also used in oral care products where it reduces the bitterness of other ingredients. And it's natural, both Ecocert and Cosmos approved. (source: manufacturer info) Butylene glycol, or let’s just call it BG, is a multi-tasking colorless, syrupy liquid. It’s a great pick for creating a nice feeling product. BG’s main job is usually to be a solvent for the other ingredients. Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. It’s an ingredient whose safety hasn’t been questioned so far by anyone (at least not that we know about). BG is approved by Ecocert and is also used enthusiastically in natural products. BTW, it’s also a food additive. 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. Though its name says acid, it's not really an exfoliant. It's a plant extract with some antioxidant properties. Its main thing in cosmetic products is to neutralize the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes. It's a natural alternative to sometimes bad-mouthed chelating agents, EDTAs. It’s pretty much the current IT-preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. It’s not something new: it was introduced around 1950 and today it can be used up to 1% what‑it‑does solvent | moisturizer/humectant emulsifying | moisturizer/humectant | surfactant/cleansing chelating | moisturizer/humectant moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. emulsifying | surfactant/cleansing surfactant/cleansing moisturizer/humectant | emollient skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant preservative | antimicrobial/antibacterial moisturizer/humectant perfuming | solvent