Wetting Agent: A substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, causing the liquid to spread across or penetrate more easily the surface of a solid. Detergents and soaps generally accomplish this with water.
Standard shower gel contains surfactants (also called tensides) which are wetting agents. These can irritate your skin, especially in foaming gels which also contain sodium laureth sulfate.
TEA-Laureth Sulfate: (derived from coconut & a negatively-charged salt) Wetting agent, promotes excellent cleaning properties, especially where mildness is important
Tea Tree oil: used as an antiseptic. Used in face masks and topical creams ...
Disodium Oleamide MEA-Sulfosuccinate: A wax-like solid surfactant used as a solubilizer and wetting agent in bath preparations and lotions.
DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate: Vitamin E acetate. See Vitamin E.
Yucca extract - This botanical extract is a wetting agent which contributes to skin soothing and healing.
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surfactant- used to change the chemical properties of something allowing it to better mix or react with something else. For example, cleansers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, conditioning agents.
Surfactant - reduces the surface tension of a liquid allowing it to foam or to penetrate solids, a wetting agent.
Urea - is an organic compound, skin conditioning agent and humectant.
Water-resistant - Repels moisture or water; not readily removed with water.
Water-soluble - Soluble in water; capable of being dissolved in water, especially if a wetting agent is added, like detergents and soaps.
anti-tack agent, especially in antiperspirant formulations 5. wetting agent and auxiliary suspending agent for water insoluble powdered products 6. stable to hydrolysis within pH range of about 2-12.
Add plain water or floral waters or try wetting agents such as fruit purees . Make a thick paste of the clay. Apply the mask to your skin and let it dry for 20 minutes. Rinse well with warm water and pat dry. Repeat weekly.
 See also: Extract, Protein, Antiseptic, Body, Natural
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