Boots Vitamin C Brightening Cleansing GelIngredients

Boots Vitamin C Brightening Cleansing Gel is a product with 33 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
Vitamins - Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant - Citric Acid, Niacinamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate

Provides following positive effects: Cleansing, Softening, Moisturizing, Lightening, Antiseptic and 16 more.

Organic score: 21% natural, 67% chemical.

Made by Boots, from United Kingdom.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Cleansing agent, Emulsifying agent, Surfactant

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Skin conditioning agent, Antistatic agent, Cleansing agent, Foam booster, Hair conditioning, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Decyl Glucoside

Cleansing agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Surfactant

Acrylates Copolymer

Antistatic agent, Binding, Film former, Hair fixative

PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate

Cleansing agent, Emulsifying agent, Surfactant

Sodium Chloride

Flavoring agent, Viscosity controlling agent

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Glycerin³, Benzyl Alcohol¹¹, Butylene Glycol²¹, Dipropylene Glycol²⁴
Cleansing agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁴, Decyl Glucoside⁵, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate⁷, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate⁹ and 2 more. Show all.
Emulsifying agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate⁷, C12-15 Pareth-12¹³, Laureth-2²⁰
Surfactant: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁴, Decyl Glucoside⁵, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate⁷, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate⁹ and 3 more. Show all.

All the Positive

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Cleansing - 6 components: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁴, Decyl Glucoside⁵, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate¹⁰, Citric Acid¹⁴, Laureth-2²⁰
Softening - 4 components: Glycerin³, Butylene Glycol²¹, Polyquaternium-7²³, Tocopheryl Acetate²⁶
Moisturizing - 3 components: Glycerin³, Butylene Glycol²¹, Dipropylene Glycol²⁴
Lightening - 3 components: Citric Acid¹⁴, Niacinamide¹⁶, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate²⁸

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ², Butylene Glycol ²¹

Risk of allergy

Benzyl Alcohol ¹¹, Limonene ²⁵

Can support fungal acne

PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate ⁹

Sulfates

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ²

PEG

PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate ⁷, PEG-90 Glyceryl Isostearate ⁹

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 2Negative: 1

Glycerin^#3Butylene Glycol^#21Sodium Laureth Sulfate^#2

Oily skin

Positive: 0Negative: 0

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 2

Citric Acid^#14Limonene^#25

Detailed view

Boots Vitamin C Brightening Cleansing Gel

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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