Powder to foam cleanser combines the foaming cleansing action with the skin brightening attributes of kojic acid dipalmitate and alpha arbutin. Deep cleansing: dives into pores, removing makeup, impurities, and pollutants, leaving the skin clean and free of blemish.Brightening: this potent duo works synergistically to inhibit melanin production, effectively reducing dark spots and evening out skin tone.Gentle and smooth: designed for all skin types, even the sensitive ones.
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Ingredients overview
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Mannitol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Parfum, Kojic Dipalmitate, Alpha-Arbutin, Maltodextrin, Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Silica
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Highlights
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Key Ingredients
Antioxidant: Alpha-Arbutin, Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract
Skin brightening: Alpha-Arbutin
Soothing: Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract
Other Ingredients
Abrasive/scrub: Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Emollient: Kojic Dipalmitate
Moisturizer/humectant: Mannitol
Perfuming: Parfum
Surfactant/cleansing: Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Viscosity controlling: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Silica
Skim through
| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch | viscosity controlling | ||
| Mannitol | moisturizer/humectant | goodie | |
| Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate | surfactant/cleansing | ||
| Parfum | perfuming | icky | |
| Kojic Dipalmitate | emollient | ||
| Alpha-Arbutin | antioxidant, skin brightening | goodie | |
| Maltodextrin | |||
| Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract | antioxidant, soothing | goodie | |
| Zea Mays (Corn) Starch | viscosity controlling, abrasive/scrub | ||
| Silica | viscosity controlling |
THERANERA Brightening Cleanser Powder To Foam 1% Kojic Dipalmitate & 1% Alpha Arbutin
Ingredients explainedOryza Sativa (Rice) Starch
Also-called: Rice Starch | What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Mannitol - goodie
What-it-does: moisturizer/humectant
A type of sugar molecule, that has water-binding properties and helps to keep your skin hydrated.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
A cleansing agent that's claimed to be so gentle on the skin that it hardly impacts the skin barrier. It also gives arich, creamy foam, it's based on vegetable fatty acids and is readily biodegradable.
It's an especiallyimportant and popular ingredient in "syndet bars" (or soapless soaps). Dr. Leslie Baumann says in her greatCosmetic Dermatology book that thanks to the unique molecular characteristic ofSodium Cocoyl Isethionate, it "has defined a new dimension in the mildness of cleansing bars".
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
What-it-does: surfactant/cleansing
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Parfum - icky
Also-called: Fragrance, Parfum;Parfum/Fragrance | What-it-does: perfuming
Exactly what it sounds: nice smelling stuff put into cosmetic products so that the end product also smells nice. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components!).
If you are someone who likes to know what you put on your face then fragrance is not your best friend - there's no way to know what’s really in it.
Also, if your skin is sensitive, fragrance is again not your best friend. It’s the number one cause of contact allergy to cosmetics. It’s definitely a smart thing to avoid with sensitive skin (and fragrance of any type - natural is just as allergic as synthetic, if not worse!).
Kojic Dipalmitate
What-it-does: emollient
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Alpha-Arbutin - goodie
What-it-does: antioxidant, skin brightening
An optical isomer of naturally occurringarbutin(or beta-arbutin). Just like its sibling, alpha-arbutin is also a skin-brightening, depigmenting agent.
Researching the difference between the two kinds of arbutin, you can read in multiple places on the internet that alpha-arbutin is stronger in effect. Unfortunately, it's never backed up with a credible source. :( Our own research resulted in conflicting results: a study from 1995 found that alpha-arbutin is 10x as effective on mouse melanoma as beta-arbutin. On the other hand, a more recent study from 2015 found that beta-arbutin is more effective both on mouse melanoma cells and onhuman melanoma cells (btw, kojic acid was the most effective on human melanoma cells).
None of the studies we could find is in-vivo (made on real people) anyways, so who knows. We think you cannot go wrong with trying both beta- and alpha-arbutin and see if one works better for you than the other.
Maltodextrin
What-it-does: absorbent/mattifier, emulsion stabilising
It's a little helper ingredient coming from corn, rice or potato starch that can help to keep skin mat (absorbent), to stabilise emulsions, and to keep the product together (binding).
Camellia Sinensis (Tea) Leaf Extract - goodie
Also-called: Green Tea | What-it-does: antioxidant, soothing
- Green tea is one of the most researched natural ingredients
- The active parts are called polyphenols, or more precisely catechins (EGCG being the most abundant and most active catechin)
- There can be huge quality differences between green tea extracts. The good ones contain 50-90% catechins (and often make the product brown and give it a distinctive smell)
- Green tea is proven to be a great antioxidant, UV protectant, anti-inflammatory, anticarcinogenic and antimicrobial
- Because of these awesome properties green tea is a great choice for anti-aging and also for skin diseases including rosacea, acne and atopic dermatitis
Read all the geeky details about Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract here >>
Zea Mays (Corn) Starch
Also-called: Corn Starch | What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier, abrasive/scrub
A corn-derived, white to yellowish, floury powder that works as a handy helper ingredient to create nice feeling emulsions.
It gives a generally pleasant skin feel, has some mattifying effect (though rice starch is better at that), it reduces greasiness and tackiness and helps the formula to spread easily without whitening or shininess.
Silica
What-it-does: viscosity controlling, absorbent/mattifier
A white powdery thing that's the major component of glass and sand. In cosmetics, it’s often in products that are supposed to keep your skin matte as it has great oil-absorbing abilities. It’s also used as a helper ingredient to thicken up productsorsuspendinsoluble particles.
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