Paula's Choice
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A cleanser by Paula's Choice. The label lists 17 ingredients. View details
17 ingredients in the order the label prints them. No concentration is disclosed for this product, so the list orders them without quantifying them.
What this formula is built to do
Ingredient lists show what's present, not concentration or guaranteed performance.
Primary solvent for water-soluble formula components
Formula role: dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Well-proven humectant that increases and holds skin hydration; a controlled human study found stratum corneum hydration correlates significa…
Formula role: draws moisture into the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: helps the oil and water parts stay mixed.
Formula role: keeps oil and water blended together
Adds emollience and a smooth, conditioned feel to skin or hair
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; keeps oil and water blended together
Thickens and stabilizes creams and conditioners
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; helps remove dirt and oil
Formula role: reduces static, mainly in hair products.
Formula role: is listed in CosIng as an antistatic agent (static control, mostly in hair products); holds a product's ingredients together
Cleans skin and hair by helping oils and soil disperse into rinse water
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; keeps an oil-water mixture from separating over time
Formula role: is used to improve how skin feels or looks.
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Formula role: is used in products made to leave skin feeling tighter.
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; temporarily tightens and firms the skin
Helps maintain skin in good condition
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; adds scent
Dissolves and carries oil-soluble ingredients
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; dissolves other ingredients so they blend into the formula
Improves formula stability by binding troublesome trace metals
Formula role: binds trace metals that could destabilize a formula; adjusts how thick or thin the product feels
Precisely adjusts and buffers a product's pH so actives work and the formula stays stable
Formula role: keeps a formula's pH steady; binds trace metals that could destabilize a formula
Conditions skin or hair and can contribute slip and softness
Formula role: softens and smooths the skin; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Dissolves and carries other ingredients
Formula role: helps remove dirt and oil; leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for
Protects water-based cosmetics from microbial growth and spoilage
Formula role: stops microbes from growing so the product stays safe to use; helps control microorganism growth in the product
Helps soften and condition the skin surface
Formula role: leaves skin feeling smoother or better cared for; is listed in CosIng as a deodorant agent
Listed in the order the label prints them. Found in counts the products in our catalogue that list the same ingredient — no label here discloses how much of each is in the bottle.
No ingredient-specific caution surfaced in the sources we checked. That is not proof this formula will suit you; patch test and introduce one product at a time.