Kojic Acid Turmeric Vita Whip Cleanser

Not on the ingredient list below: denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (47): Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Coco-Glucoside, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Niacinamide, Sodium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Caprylyl Glycol, Salicylic Acid, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Citric Acid, Polyquaternium-67, Fragrance, Glyceryl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Disodium Succinate, Retinol, Beta-Carotene, Zeaxanthin, Lecithin, Sucrose Distearate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ascorbic Acid, Lycopene, Tocopheryl Acetate, Allantoin, Pentylene Glycol, Turmeric Root Extract (Curcuma Longa Root Extract), Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Green Tea Extract (Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract), Centella Asiatica Extract, Houttuynia Cordata Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Camellia Japonica Flower Extract, Magnolia Bark Extract, Sophora Flavescens Root Extract, Piper Methysticum Root Extract, Beta-Glucan, Pine Leaf Extract (Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract)

41 of 47 explained

Water solvent

Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.

Glycerin humectant

Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.

Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate surfactant

An amino-acid surfactant built from coconut fatty acids and glycine. Amino-acid surfactants clean at a pH close to the pH of skin itself, which is why low-pH Korean cleansers are built on them.

Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate surfactant

Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate is an amino-acid-derived cleansing surfactant. It lifts oil and makeup at a pH close to skin's own, which is why it replaced sulfates in gentle cleansers.

Lauryl Hydroxysultaine surfactant

Lauryl Hydroxysultaine is a mild secondary surfactant that keeps foaming even in hard water and at low pH.

Coco-Glucoside surfactant

Coco-Glucoside is a mild sugar-derived surfactant used in gentle cleansers, usually with a second surfactant to build foam.

Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate surfactant

A glutamic-acid surfactant from coconut fatty acids, and one of the mildest cleansing agents in wide use. It produces a soft, low foam.

1,2-Hexanediol humectant

1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.

Niacinamide active

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.

Sodium Chloride thickener

Sodium Chloride is salt. In a cleanser it thickens the liquid; in a mask or essence it balances the mineral content of the water phase. It has no active role.

Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate thickener

Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate is a modified starch used to thicken and to take the sticky edge off a formula, leaving a powdery finish.

Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster

Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Category

Cleanser

Actives

Allantoin, Beta-Glucan, Centella Asiatica, Collagen, Green Tea, Heartleaf (Houttuynia Cordata), Niacinamide, Retinol, Rice Extract, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Vitamin C

Ships from

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