
About this product
A powder cleanser with enzymatic and physical exfoliants, including papain enzyme and powder particles, designed for gentle daily cleansing and exfoliation.
Full ingredients
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Sodium Palmitate, Diglycerin, Juglans Regia (Walnut) Shell Powder, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Powder, Citric Acid, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Tricholoma Matsutake Extract, Angelica Keiskei Leaf/Stem Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Arbutin, Rice Ferment Filtrate (Sake), Gluconolactone, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Extract, Lactobionic Acid, Allantoin, Maltodextrin, Papain, Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Fragrance
Guru Score
Mixed
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What the gurus are saying
This powder enzyme cleanser combines rice powder, corn starch, and papain enzyme for gentle exfoliation, but the walnut fragments and fragrance divide opinion. The soft buffing action earns praise for protecting the skin barrier and allowing safe, frequent use, particularly valued for aging skin concerned with inflammaging. However, the walnut fragments and fragrance are dealbreakers for those who would otherwise enjoy it.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
A powder cleanser with enzymatic and physical exfoliants, including papain enzyme and powder particles, designed for gentle daily cleansing and exfoliation.
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