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How pure is Super pure by Glossier?

July 25th, 2019 by Dr. Hannah Sivak

One of the many new brands that appeared in the internet era, Glossier is interesting for its lack of anything interesting in the ingredients lists. Super Pure Water, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Zinc PCA, Honeysuckle Flower Extract, Honeysuckle Extract, Citric Acid, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose. Where are the preservatives?. An interesting product (and not in a good way). The actives are niacinamide and zinc PCA. As for the honeysuckle extracts, it has no proven beneficial activity, although I was able to find a paper on its effect on rat wounds.  The most likely role here is hide the preservatives in the ingredient list, so the product can be advertised as “super pure”, whatever…

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