4-in-1 hair removal cream with hair growth inhibitor, moisturizing, and brightening effects.
Ingredients overview
Aqua, Cetearyl Alcohol, Niacinamide, Calcium Thioglycolate, Mineral Oil, Sodium Hyaluronate, Steareth-2, Paraffinum Liquidum, Urea, Potassium Hydroxide, Centella Asiatica Extract, Steareth-21, Glutathione, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Diethylenetriamine Pentamethylene Phosphonate, Isododecane, Sodium Gluceptate, Methylparaben, Polysorbate 80, Parfum, Allantoin, Propylparaben, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, PPG-1-PEG-9 Lauryl Glycol Ether, Ubiquinone, Coceth-7, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
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Highlights
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Key Ingredients
Anti-acneNiacinamide
Antioxidant: Centella Asiatica Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ubiquinone
Cell-communicating ingredient: Niacinamide
Skin brightening: Niacinamide
Skin-identical ingredient: Sodium Hyaluronate, Urea
Soothing: Centella Asiatica Extract, Allantoin
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | solvent | ||
| Cetearyl Alcohol | emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | 1, 2 | |
| Niacinamide | cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant | superstar | |
| Calcium Thioglycolate | |||
| Mineral Oil | emollient, solvent | 0, 0-2 | |
| Sodium Hyaluronate | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | 0, 0 | goodie |
| Steareth-2 | emulsifying, surfactant/cleansing | 2, 2 | |
| Paraffinum Liquidum | emollient, solvent | 0, 0-2 | |
| Urea | skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Potassium Hydroxide | buffering |
Milk Recipe 4-in-1 Hair Removal CreamIngredients explained
Aqua
Also-called: Water | What-it-does: 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.
Cetearyl Alcohol
What-it-does: emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, surfactant/cleansing | Irritancy: 1 | Comedogenicity: 2
An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. Its typical use level in most cream type formulas is 2-3%.
It’s a so-called fatty alcohol, a mix of cetyl and stearyl alcohol, other two emollient fatty alcohols. Though chemically speaking, it is alcohol (as in, it has an -OH group in its molecule), its properties are totally different from the properties of low molecular weight or drying alcohols such as denat. alcohol. Fatty alcohols have a long oil-soluble (and thus emollient) tail part that makes them absolutely non-drying and non-irritating and are totally ok for the skin.
Niacinamide - superstar
Also-called: vitamin B3, nicotinamide | What-it-does: cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant
- A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin
- Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration
- Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine
- Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration
- Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis
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