Inner Glow Body Scrub

sucrose

Description: Sugar used as a humectant (draws in moisture), abrasive (exfoliant), and for flavor.

Function: Abrasive, Flavoring agent, Humectant

water/aqua/eau

glycerin

Description: An organic compound used as a hair and skin humectant (draws in moisture), as a skin protectant, as a denaturant (removes alcohol from alcohol), as a skin and hair emollient (retains moisture), as a solvent (helps other ingredients dissolve in a solution), for oral care, and to decrease viscosity (thickness).

Function: Denaturant, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Oral care agent, Skin conditioning, Skin protectant, Solvent, Viscosity agent

sodium chloride

Description: Also known as table salt, used to increase viscosity (thickness), for flavoring, as a binder (brings ingredients together), and as an abrasive (exfoliant).

Function: Abrasive, Binding, Flavoring agent, Viscosity agent

silica

Description: A mineral used as an abrasive (exfoliant), as an absorbent, as an opacifying agent (gives pearly look), for bulking (increases volume), as a humectant (draws moisture in), and as a dispersing agent (disperses solids in liquids).

Function: Abrasive, Absorbent, Bulking, Exfoliants, Humectant

squalane

Description: A hydrocarbon (made from carbon and hydrogen), used as an emollient for hair (retains moisture) and as an occlusive for skin (helps hold moisture in).

Function: Skin conditioning

cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Description: A salt derived from fatty acids of coconut oil, used as a hair conditioner, emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), facilitates cleansing by creating foam, to increase viscosity (thickness), and as an antistatic agent.

Function: Skin conditioning, Surfactant, Viscosity agent

salix nigra (willow) bark extract

Description: Willow bark tree extract which contains salicylic acid and tannins, used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).

Function: Abrasive, Antimicrobial, Skin conditioning

glyceryl stearate se

Description: A lipid (organic molecule insoluble in water) used as a surfactant (keeps unlike ingredients together).

Function: Surfactant

xanthan gum

Description: A carbohydrate derived from glucose or sucrose (sugars), used to increase viscosity (thickness), as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), as an emulsion stabilizer (prevents separation of ingredients), and as a binder (brings ingredients together).

Function: Viscosity agent

carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract

Description: An extract from papaya fruit used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Description: An oil-soluble form of Vitamin C used as an antioxidant (prevents free radical damage) and as a skin emollient (retains moisture).

Function: Antioxidant, Skin conditioning

fructooligosaccharides

Description: An alternative sweetener to sugar, also used to help prevent moisture loss.

Function: Skin conditioning

glycoproteins

Description: Used as an emollient for hair (retain moisture) and as an emollient for skin (retains moisture).

Function: Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

bioflavonoids

Description: Flavanoid (phytonutrient) compound from citrus rind extract used to soothe the skin and as an emollient (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

lactobacillus/punica granatum fruit ferment extract

Description: Fermented pomegranate fruit extract by bacteria used as an emollient (retain moisture) and humectant (draws moisture in).

Function: Humectant, Skin conditioning

citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil

Description: An essential oil from bergamot fruit, a citrus, used as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance

jasminum officinale (jasmine) oil

Description: An essential oil used to moisturize and soothe the skin, and as a fragrance

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

juniperus mexicana (cedar) oil

lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil

Description: An essential oil obtained from lavender flowers used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture) and as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

sodium benzoate

Description: A sodium salt of benzoic acid used as a preservative.

Function: Preservative

pentylene glycol

Description: An alcohol used as an emollient for skin (retains moisture), as a solvent (helps other ingredients dissolve in a solution), and as a preservative.

Function: Preservative, Skin conditioning, Solvent

citrus limon (lemon) peel oil

Description: Essential oil from lemon fruit peels used as a fragrance and emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Fragrance, Skin conditioning

potassium sorbate

Description: A compound derived from potassium salt, used as a preservative.

Function: Preservative

sodium levulinate

Description: A sodium salt used as an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture).

Function: Skin conditioning

sodium gluconate

Description: A salt from gluconic acid (found in plants, honey, wine) used as an emollient for skin and hair (retain moisture) and chelating agent (react with metal ions to make it water soluble).

Function: Chelating agent, Skin conditioning

leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate

Description: Extraction from fermented roots used an emollient for skin and hair (retains moisture), and as an antimicrobial (preservative).

Function: Antimicrobial, Hair conditioning, Skin conditioning

cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum

Description: Resin from cluster bean legume, used to bind, as an emulsion stabilizer (keep ingredients together), increase viscosity (thickness), and as a fragrance

Function: Emulsion stabilizer, Fragrance, Viscosity agent

phytic acid

Description: An ester used as a chelating agent (binds to metal ions to break down trace metals), as an exfoliant, as a humectant (draws in moisture), and for oral care (provides cosmetic effects to mouth).

Function: Antioxidant, Chelating agent

hydroxycitronellal

Description: A scent made from citronellal used as a fragrance.

Function: Fragrance

triethyl citrate

Description: Made from ethyl alcohol and citric acid used as a fragrance, a solvent (dissolves ingredients in a solution), to increase viscosity (thickness), and as a plasticizer (increases flexibility in material).

Function: Fragrance, Plasticizer, Solvent, Viscosity agent

limonene

Description: An organic compound from the rind of the citrus fruit used as a fragrance, as a deodorant, and as a solvent (dissolves ingredients). As a fragrance ingredient, it provides fruity notes.

Function: Deodorant agent, Fragrance, Solvent

linalool

Description: An organic compound used as a fragrance and as a deodorant. As a fragrance ingredient, it provides herbal lavender notes.

Function: Deodorant agent, Fragrance