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Slather Exfoliating Body Serum | Manufacturing and Formulation Insights
This page provides an ingredient-level review of Slather Exfoliating Body Serum by Topicals. Below you’ll find the publicly available ingredient list, a dynamic ingredient breakdown linked to the FormuNova ingredient database, and a formula structure overview intended for cosmetic founders, product developers, and brand teams researching competitor product architecture in modern body serums and related Beauty & Personal Care categories. This page is a formulation and manufacturing review and does not imply or state any association between FormuNova and Topicals.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Diethylhexyl Succinate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycolic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol, Potassium Hydroxide, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Retinol, Lactic Acid, Urea, Squalane, Glycerin, Phospholipids, Ubiquinone, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyacrylamide, Laureth-7, Cetearyl Glucoside, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA
Formulation Deep Dive
Topicals Slather Exfoliating Body Serum is a high-performance O/W emulsion engineered to address follicular congestion and epidermal texture through a dual-action resurfacing strategy. The carrier system utilizes a blend of Diethylhexyl Succinate and C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate to provide a lightweight, non-greasy emollient base, while Glycerin, Squalane, and Urea serve as the primary humectant and lipid-replenishing phase to maintain barrier integrity during active exfoliation. Performance is driven by a synergistic complex of Glycolic Acid and Lactic Acid (AHAs) for surface desquamation, paired with Retinol to support cellular turnover and Ubiquinone to provide antioxidant protection. The formulation is stabilized by a robust polymer network including Polyacrylamide and Xanthan Gum, and is preserved with a traditional system of Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, and Potassium Sorbate to ensure broad-spectrum microbial stability in a high-activity environment.
Formula Structure Overview
This formula has a 96% match with ingredients from our research database. Among the matched ingredients, the main functional themes identified are categorized as barrier support, emollient, moisturizer, and conditioner ingredients.
Barrier Support
Emollient
Moisturizer
Ingredient Analysis
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