Softening Cream Cleanser

SKIN RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser’s rich, luxuriously hydrating formula rinses easily with water. It works thoroughly, but gently, to comfort dry to very dry skin while visibly improving skin’s softness and suppleness.

Wet face and apply a small amount of cleanser to your face and eye area with vigorous, yet gentle, circular motions. Rinse well. To remove heavy makeup, repeat or use with a clean, wet washcloth.

Key Ingredients: Oat Beta-Glucan, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Glycine Soja Oil, Cocamidopropyl Betaine

All Ingredients: Water (Solvent | Good), Hydrogenated Polydecene (Emollient, Polymer, Solvent | Good), Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate (Cleansing Agent | Good), Glycine Soja Oil (Antioxidant, Plant Extracts, Emollient | Best), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (Emollient, Texture Enhancer, Solvent | Good), Polysorbate 80 (Cleansing Agent, Emulsifier | Good), Laureth-4 (Cleansing Agent, Texture Enhancer | Good), Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer (Texture Enhancer, pH Adjuster/Stabilizer, Polymer | Good), Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Cleansing Agent, Texture Enhancer | Good), Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract (Plant Extracts, Antioxidant | Best), Beta-Glucan (Antioxidant, Plant Extracts, Texture Enhancer | Best), Mineral Oil (Emollient, Occlusive/Opacifying Agent, Solvent | Good), PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate (Cleansing Agent, Emollient | Good), Butylene Glycol (Humectant, Texture Enhancer | Good), Disodium EDTA (Chelating Agent | Good), Sodium Hydroxide (pH Adjuster/Stabilizer | Average), Hexylene Glycol (Solvent, Texture Enhancer | Good), Caprylyl Glycol (Preservative, Plant Extracts | Good), Ethylhexylglycerin (Preservative, Humectant | Good), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative | Good), Chlorphenesin (Preservative | Good)

Ingredient Spotlight:

• Oat Beta-Glucan: Soothing ingredient derived from oats that is proven to visibly calm skin and reduce signs of sensitivity + redness. Also offers moisturizing and anti-aging properties.
• PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate: This ingredient partially derived from coconut helps soften skin and serves as an emulsifier and surfactant in skin care products. It has been ruled safe as used in cosmetics. Emollient, surfactant, and emulsifier that’s partially derived from coconut; Often used in moisturizers, hair conditioners, and cleansers; Purification process helps control any potentially dangerous byproducts
• Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate: Mild cleansing agent derived from coconut; considered one of the gentlest surfactants used in facial cleansers.
• Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract: The Latin name for the flower extract of a type of chamomile. It has soothing and antioxidant properties. AKA chamomile flower extract; Helps protect skin from environmental aggressors; Soothes skin
• Glycine Soja Oil: Glycine soja (soybean) oil is a non-fragrant plant oil with multiple uses for skin. AKA soybean oil; Non-fragrant plant oil with multiple uses for skin; Has skin-smoothing emollient properties
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine: Gentle cleansing ingredient used in face and body washes that can help increase lather. It can be naturally derived from coconut oil or produced synthetically. Gentle cleansing ingredient used in face and body washes; Can be naturally derived or synthetic; Helps increase the lathering or foam effect in cleansers

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