The Body Shop Lemon Purifying Face WashIngredients

The Body Shop Lemon Purifying Face Wash is a product with 20 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
BHA - Salicylic Acid
Antioxidant - Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder

Provides following positive effects: Cleansing, Antiseptic, Soothing, Acne fighting, Lightening and 5 more.

Organic score: 30% natural, 50% chemical.

Made by The Body Shop, from United Kingdom. The manufacturer has "Cruelty Free" badge - meaning it doesn't test products on animals.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Sodium Laureth Sulfate

Cleansing agent, Emulsifying agent, Surfactant

Polysorbate-20

Emulsifying agent, Fragrance ingredient, Surfactant

PEG-150 Distearate

Cleansing agent, Surfactant

Sodium Cocoamphoacetate

Cleansing agent, Foam booster, Foaming, Hair conditioning, Surfactant

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

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

Phenoxyethanol

Fragrance ingredient, Preservative

Sodium Benzoate

Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Preservative

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹
Cleansing agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², PEG-150 Distearate⁴, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate⁵, Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁶
Emulsifying agent: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Polysorbate-20³
Surfactant: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Polysorbate-20³, PEG-150 Distearate⁴, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate⁵, Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁶

All the Positive

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Cleansing - 5 components: Sodium Laureth Sulfate², Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁶, Citric Acid¹⁰, Salicylic Acid¹¹, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate¹⁴
Antiseptic - 5 components: Phenoxyethanol⁷, Sodium Benzoate⁸, Sodium Chloride⁹, Salicylic Acid¹¹, Limonene¹³
Soothing - 2 components: Citric Acid¹⁰, Salicylic Acid¹¹
Acne fighting - 1 component: Salicylic Acid¹¹

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ², PEG-150 Distearate ⁴

Risk of allergy

Limonene ¹³, Citral ¹⁷

Contains chemical fragrances

Fragrance ¹²

Can support fungal acne

Polysorbate-20 ³

Sulfates

Sodium Laureth Sulfate ²

PEG

PEG-150 Distearate ⁴

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Yes

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Sodium Laureth Sulfate^#2

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Salicylic Acid^#11

Sensitive skin

Positive: 1Negative: 4

Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice Powder^#15Citric Acid^#10Salicylic Acid^#11Limonene^#13Citral^#17

Detailed view

The Body Shop Lemon Purifying Face Wash

#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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