Alaffia Authentic African Whipped Shea Butter Scrub, Wild Lavender 11oz

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Ingredients

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

Ingredient overview

15ingredients found

15 · 100%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration4

Skin conditioning6

Skin softening4

Moisture retention2

Antioxidants1

Texture · feel9

Preservation · stability2

Fragrance4

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

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

glycerin · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract

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 · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: glycerin

Softens the skin

cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · glyceryl stearate · cetearyl alcohol · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract

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

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · glyceryl stearate · cetearyl alcohol · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract

Skin conditioning

cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · cocamidopropyl betaine · butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract · ethylhexylglycerin · tocopherol

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: cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf extract · ethylhexylglycerin
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: cocamidopropyl betaine · tocopherol

Keeps moisture in

glycerin · tocopherol

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

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: glycerin
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: tocopherol

Slows oxidation

tocopherol

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

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: tocopherol

Exfoliates

kaolin · pumice · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: kaolin · pumice · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil

Acts on oil and pores

kaolin

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Reduces sebum productionANTI-SEBUM: kaolin

Cleanses

cocamidopropyl betaine · cetearyl alcohol

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: cocamidopropyl betaine · cetearyl alcohol
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: cocamidopropyl betaine · cetearyl alcohol
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: cocamidopropyl betaine

Mixes oil and water

glyceryl stearate · cetearyl alcohol

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: glyceryl stearate · cetearyl alcohol
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: cetearyl alcohol

Texture and feel

Water (aqua) · glycerin · kaolin · pumice · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · cocamidopropyl betaine · butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · cetearyl alcohol · benzyl alcohol

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

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: glycerin · kaolin · pumice · cocamidopropyl betaine · butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter · cetearyl alcohol · benzyl alcohol
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Water (aqua) · glycerin · benzyl alcohol
Adds bulkBULKING: kaolin · pumice · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: kaolin
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: kaolin

Colour and shine

kaolin · cetearyl alcohol

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: kaolin · cetearyl alcohol
Adds colourCOLORANT: kaolin

Keeps microbes from growing

behentrimonium chloride · benzyl alcohol

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: behentrimonium chloride · benzyl alcohol

Keeps the product stable

glycerin

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

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Makes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT: glycerin

Fragrance-related

glycerin · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil · benzyl alcohol

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: glycerin · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · benzyl alcohol
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE: lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil

Other declared roles

lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil

Registered in CosIng, but broad in meaning or without a category.

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Listed as giving skin or hair a good feel (vague CosIng category)TONIC: lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil

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Declared fragrance allergens

The label marks these as fragrance allergens that must be declared. They are not impurities, and most people do not react to them.

benzyl alcohol

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