Alaffia Authentic African Black Soap Triple Milled - Unscented

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Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

12ingredients found

9 · 75%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration3

Skin conditioning4

Skin softening2

Moisture retention2

Skin comfort1

Antioxidants1

Texture · feel8

Fragrance2

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

Skin conditioning

Sodium Gluconate · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Sodium Gluconate · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

Used for soothing

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

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Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

Slows oxidation

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

Exfoliates

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Charcoal Powder · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Charcoal Powder · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

Acts on oil and pores

Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

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Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal

Cleanses

Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Palm Acid

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Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Palm Acid
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate

Mixes oil and water

Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Palm Acid

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Palm Acid

Texture and feel

Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Water (Aqua) · Glycerin · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Charcoal Powder · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Sodium Palmate · Sodium Palm Kernelate · Glycerin · Sodium Chloride
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Water (Aqua) · Glycerin · Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal
Adds bulkBULKING: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil · Sodium Chloride
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Meal · Charcoal Powder

Colour and shine

Charcoal Powder

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: Charcoal Powder

Keeps the product stable

Glycerin · Sodium Gluconate

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: Glycerin
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: Sodium Gluconate

Fragrance-related

Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Glycerin · Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil

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