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How little surfactant can one use in a face wash while still being effective?
Hi, I am curious to know your thoughts on how little Active Surfactant Matter could be used in a face wash before it becomes useless?
For instance, in a case where the skin is severely dehydrated and very little cleansing is actually needed, but a cleanser is desired to remove the feeling of “daily grime”…
Could one get away with using 3-4% active surfactant matter? Or is this a waste of ingredient?
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3 Replies
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With micellar waters that is exactly what people are doing, adding small amounts of surfactant ( almost definitely not higher than 4%) . Whether it is a ‘waste’ or not just depends on user perception.
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The answer depends on what you mean by “effective.” Just splashing water on your face might remove the feeling of daily grime. A little surfactant may remove a little dirt. Certainly 3-4% would have some effect. I’d think even 1% might.
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Thank you @EVchem and @Perry for sharing your thoughts!
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