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Cetaphil Cleanser Dupe
Due to the nature of extremely reactive skin, what barriers are there to creating a cleanser from water, foaming oats and PE9010? The cetaphil ingredients look dubious to me but I think I know why they used the parabens due to the barrier breakdown in skin with eczema and increased bacteria on skin with potential to become infected. But I’m not 100% sure that’s the reason. There’s no gaurantee that PE 9010 wouldn’t sensitize skin but I want to create something super simple with few ingredients. The consistency may be very watery but I plan to use pakcaging that wouldn’t waste any product.
0.4g | 0.4% Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI) (USA / Canada)
4g | 4% cetearyl alcohol (USA / Canada)
20g | 20% vegetable glycerine (USA / Canada)Phase B
0.5g | 0.5% xanthan gum (soft) (USA / Canada)
10g | 10% vegetable glycerine (USA / Canada)
40g | 40% distilled water
0.2g | 0.2% panthenol powder (vitamin B5) (USA / Canada)
0.1g | 0.1% niacinamide (vitamin B3) (USA / Canada)
0.03g | 0.03% 90% lactic acid solution (USA / Canada)Phase C
24.27g | 24.27% distilled waterPhase D
0.5g | 0.5% Liquid Germall Plus™ (USA / Canada)CETAPHIL
Water, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Stearyl Alcohol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Butylparaben
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I believe @PhilGeis will give a better explanation, but Cetaphil used that combo of parabens for many years, since they are effective and safe (you can check the dermal info from their CIR and Opinions from the SCCP).
For the cleanser itself, if the product is more or less thick and foamy, then they made a lamellar gel (not a lamellar gel network since the oil part is missing), which is not only mild but helps retain more moisture on the skin due to the interlamellar water.
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