Aloe Vera Face and Body Scrub from Forever Living - 99g

The Forever Living exclusive formula containing 100% stabilised Aloe Vera gel and gentle microspheres of Jojoba is designed to lubricate and condition your skin during the cleansing process to protect it from the drying and damaging effects that can occur with other skin cleansers containing synthetic cleansing agents. Forever Aloe scrub is gentle enough to use every day.

Ingredients in Aloe Scrub:
Stabilised Aloe Vera Gel, DI water, hydrogenated jojoba oil, glyceryl stearate, propylene glycol, sodium cocoyl isethionate, lauramine oxide, cetyl alcohol, cocamidopropyl betaine, PEG-100 stearate.

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Aloe barbadensis GelAloe barbadensis Gel

Aloe barbadensis Gel - stabilized Aloe Vera Gel

click for more information ..., Ascorbic AcidAscorbic Acid

Vitamin C. May be prepared synthetically or extracted from various plants products. Used as an antioxidant or for pH control.

click for more information ..., Cetyl AlcoholCetyl Alcohol

This is not an 'alcohol' as we might think it, such as ethyl alcohol.This product is derived from vegetable fatty acids. It improves the stability and body of creams and lotions and gives emollient skin softness.

click for more information ..., Citric AcidCitric Acid

is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. It is a good, natural preservative and is also used to add an acidic (sour) taste to foods and soft drinks. In biochemistry, it is important as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle and therefore occurs in the metabolism of almost all living things. It also serves as an environmentally friendly cleaning agent and acts as an antioxidant.

click for more information ..., Cocamidopropyl betaineCocamidopropyl betaine

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a coconut oil, alcohol and betaine compound. It does not irritate the skin or mucous membranes. It is used to thicken shampoos, and to reduce the irritation that would result if only more irritating detergents were used. It has antibiotic effects, and is a good foam booster and cleansing agent.

click for more information ..., Diazolidinyl UreaDiazolidinyl Urea

diazolidinyl urea. This chemical may be toxic. It could be a by-product of manufacture rather than an added ingredient and can be found particularly in cheap imported brands – especially shampoo and conditioner.

click for more information ..., FD & C Blue No 1FD & C Blue No 1

(Food Drugs & Colour) - FD & C Blue No 1 provides green-bright blue colouring to the product. Also called Brilliant Blue FCF, or E133. It is a synthetic dye derived from coal tar.

click for more information ..., FragranceFragrance

Ingredients to impart a pleasant smell to the product (unspecified)

click for more information ..., Glyceryl StearateGlyceryl Stearate

A compound consisting of glycerine and fatty acids and either sodium stearate or potassium stearate. It is an excellent plant-derived self-emulsifying solid emollient

click for more information ..., Hydrated SilicaHydrated Silica

Silica is a naturally occuring mineral, and is used as an abrasive. In its hydrated form it is an odorless, tasteless white gelatinous substance. It may also be called amorphous silicon dioxide, silicic acid, or silica gel

click for more information ..., Hydrogenated Jojoba OilHydrogenated Jojoba Oil

Jojoab oil modified by hydrogenation, makes the oil more solid. Jojoba Oil is very similar to the natural oil our skin produces, though it is technically a liquid wax produced from the seed of the Jojoba simmondsia chinensis shrub. Usually, it is pressed but can be solvent extracted. Jojoba Oil is naturally moisturizing, healing, and beneficial for all skin types, it is also an excellent scalp treatment.

click for more information ..., Lauramine OxideLauramine Oxide

Lauramine Oxide is used as a foam enhancer, stabilizer and viscosity builder

click for more information ..., MethylparabenMethylparaben

Methyl Paraben: Used as an inhibitor of microbial growth and to extend shelf life of products. This comes from the combination of denatured wood alcohol and benzoic acid. Benzoic acid occurs naturally in cherry bark, raspberries, tea, anise and cassia bark. It is one of the most commonly used preservative in cosmetics since it is stable at most pH levels, it is broad spectrum and water soluble. May cause those with a skin sensitivity problems.

click for more information ..., PEG - 100 StearatePEG - 100 Stearate

PEG - 100 is Polyethylene glycol which is combined with stearic acid to form a water-soluble ester used as an emulsifier and emollient. It has a softening effect on the skin.

click for more information ..., Propylene GlycolPropylene Glycol

Propylene Glycol (PG) is a gaseous hydrocarbons, which in a liquid state act as surfactants (wetting agents and solvents), it is often derived from lactic acid, glucose or seaweed.It is used as a wetting agent and surfactant that gives a product better absorption and promotes spreading of the product on the skin. Originally derived from brown algae and since mixed with a few other goodies, the chemical has been used for almost a century in one form or another. Propylene Glycol is an emollient.

click for more information ..., PropylparabenPropylparaben

Propylparaben occurs naturally and is found in many plants and some insects, although it is manufactured synthetically for use in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and foods. It is used for for its preserving action and preventing microbial growth in cosmetics. It is also known as Propyl-4-hydroxybenzoate, is widely used in cosmetics as a preservative against bacteria and fungus. Esters of p-Hydroxybenzoate prepared from p-bromophenol. Meaning that hydrogen gas was added under high pressure to a liquid oil in order to create semisolid fats. Hydroxybenzoate is from benzoic acid, which occurs naturally in cherry bark, raspberries, tea, anise and cassia bark. Propyl Paraben is neutral, nontoxic, safe to use, nonirritating, nonsensitizing and nonpoisonous. It is one of the most commonly used preservatives in cosmetics since it is stable in most pH levels, broad spectrum and water-soluble

click for more information ..., Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateSodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is the sodium salt derived from coconut oil. It is used as an amphoteric detergent as it makes a dense lather. It is mild on the skin, and non-drying.

click for more information ..., Sodium LactateSodium Lactate

Sodium salt of lactic acid, which belongs in the group of alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) (see Lactic Acid). It has strong water-binding properties and is present in NMF (see Sodium PCA).

click for more information ..., TocopherolTocopherol

Natural source of vitamin E. An antioxidant that may improve your skins texture by helping maintain healthy moisture content.

click for more information ..., WaterWater

Water. Sometimes listed as Aqua

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