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Detroit Grooming

Detroit Grooming Aftershave Lotion

Ingredients

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

Ingredient overview

25ingredients found

14 · 56%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration3

Skin conditioning4

Skin softening1

Moisture retention3

Skin comfort1

Texture · feel8

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance1

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

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

sodium chloride · glycerin · methyl gluceth-20

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

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: sodium chloride · glycerin · methyl gluceth-20
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: glycerin
Raises skin moistureMOISTURISING: methyl gluceth-20

Softens the skin

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

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: PEG-75 lanolin

Skin conditioning

sodium chloride · eucalyptus oil · aloe barbadensis leaf juice · allantoin

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 chloride · eucalyptus oil · aloe barbadensis leaf juice · allantoin
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: eucalyptus oil

Keeps moisture in

glycerin · polyquaternium-7 · allantoin

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

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: glycerin · allantoin
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: polyquaternium-7

Used for soothing

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Eases skin discomfortSOOTHING: allantoin

Exfoliates

sodium chloride

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: sodium chloride

Cleanses

Sodium laureth sulfate · disodium laureth sulfosuccinate · cocamide DIPA · PEG-75 lanolin · PEG-150 distearate

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Sodium laureth sulfate · disodium laureth sulfosuccinate · cocamide DIPA · PEG-75 lanolin · PEG-150 distearate
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Sodium laureth sulfate · disodium laureth sulfosuccinate · PEG-150 distearate
Creates foamFOAMING: Sodium laureth sulfate · disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Mixes oil and water

Sodium laureth sulfate · disodium laureth sulfosuccinate · cocamide DIPA · methyl gluceth-20 · PEG-75 lanolin · PEG-150 distearate

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Sodium laureth sulfate · cocamide DIPA · methyl gluceth-20 · PEG-75 lanolin · PEG-150 distearate
Helps poorly soluble ingredients dissolve in waterSURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE: disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Texture and feel

Water · sodium chloride · cocamide DIPA · glycerin · PEG-150 distearate

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

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: sodium chloride · cocamide DIPA · glycerin · PEG-150 distearate
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Water · glycerin
Adds bulkBULKING: sodium chloride

Keeps microbes from growing

sodium hydroxymethyl glycinate

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: sodium hydroxymethyl glycinate

Keeps the product stable

glycerin · citric acid

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

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: glycerin
Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: citric acid
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: citric acid

Fragrance-related

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: glycerin

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