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.
2
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Roles: Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant
Cleansing
Malassezia unsafe
3
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Roles: Cleansing, Foaming, Surfactant
4
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Roles: Emollient, Emulsifying, Surfactant
Cleansing
Malassezia unsafe
PEG
5
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
6
Fragrance
Roles: Deodorant, Fragrance, Masking
Fragrances
Fragrance is a mix of chemical ingredients (usually 20-30 chemicals but up to 200 sometimes) that help the product to smell better. It can hide many bad things. Synthetic fragrances may contain many different chemicals, but manufacturers don’t want to reveal each of them for some reason and hide them behind the word "Fragrance".