3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
C15-C19 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 15 to 19 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.
Payot
Cleansing Micellar Milk
face micellar water
Payot
face micellar water
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General, ingredient-based — not your personalized match.
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Take the skin testThe gentle micellar milk for suffocated skin. Formulated with 97% ingredients of natural origin, this micellar cleansing milk thoroughly removes make-up and impurities from the most delicate skin. Enriched with organic orange blossom floral water and watercress extract, it frees the epidermis from pollution particles while soothing and softening the complexion. Day after day, the skin feels deeply cleansed, comforted and visibly calmer.
Cleansing Micellar Milk is a lightweight micellar water from Payot. The ingredient list runs to 20 ingredients, each broken down in full below.
By its ingredient list the formula reads as light: water and humectants lead, with emollients kept lower in the order.
Hydration: Moderate. Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin, and here that comes from Glycerin, C15-19 Alkane and Lecithin.
On richness alone it suits Balanced, Combination (oily) and Oily skin best, and is the least natural fit for Dry and Combination (dry) skin. Nothing in the list is flagged as a common irritant, which is a reasonable starting point for reactive skin — though a patch test is still the only way to know.
The formula contributes little or nothing on barrier support, antioxidant protection, oil control and brightening and tone. That is not a fault — most products are not meant to do everything — but if one of those is your priority, this is not the product that will address it.
Reading the full list, the formula is essential-oil-free, no drying alcohol, paraben-free, silicone-free, microplastic-free and sulfate-free. Those claims come from the ingredient list itself, not from the packaging. It does contain fragrance, worth knowing if your skin reacts to any of them.
It can be used morning and evening. In a routine it goes first step. Use on damp skin and rinse thoroughly. Follow with a toner or essence while skin is still slightly damp.
This summary is generated from the product's ingredient list. It is not a review, it is not the brand's own marketing claims, and it does not replace advice from a dermatologist.
Drawn purely from the ingredient list
Scored on how rich or light the formula reads from its INCI order.
No ingredient in this formula carries a common-irritant flag, making it a reasonable option for reactive skin. A patch test is still recommended, as individual skin reactivity varies.
Based on the curated benefits documented for this product's ingredients.
Attracts and locks in moisture to keep skin plump and dewy
Boosts collagen and cell turnover to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
None of the ingredients in this formula are associated with these benefits. This is not unusual, as most products are designed to target a limited number of concerns.
The actives, UV filters and benefit-carrying ingredients in this formula, in the order they are listed.
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
C15-C19 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 15 to 19 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Glycerine ;Glycerol (INN); Glycerol (RIFM); Glycerolum (EP); Glycyl Alcohol; 1,2,3-Propanetriol; 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
15th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
18th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Lecithins. The complex combination of diglycerides of fatty acids linked to the choline ester of phosphoric acid
Each axis is scored from the ingredients present and how high up the list they sit.
Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin
Lipids and repair signals that support skin barrier integrity
Ingredients that mop up free radicals from UV and pollution
Ingredients that moderate sebum or absorb shine
Ingredients that act on uneven tone and post-inflammatory marks
Ingredients aimed at visible redness and reactivity
Retinoids, acids and enzymes that speed surface turnover
Peptides and growth factors that signal for collagen support
"Active" here means an ingredient carrying a recorded active type or a recognised UV filter.
Solvents, emollients, texture agents and preservatives — the formula that carries the actives.
Read from the full ingredient list. A brand's own claim may differ.
Parfum
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil
Judged by the same curated rules our routine checker uses. It reads the ingredients, not the label.
Nothing in this formula belongs to a group our rules can put in conflict, so it layers freely. Order still matters — thinnest texture first.
This product is the "Cleanse" step.
Flags to check, not verdicts. None of this is medical advice — if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or treating a skin condition, ask a doctor.
Most ingredients do more than one job, so these counts add up to more than the 20 ingredients on the label.
Keeps the product free of microbial growth
Dissolves and carries everything else
Lifts oil and dirt, or holds oil and water together
Sets the thickness, spread and stability of the formula
Softens and smooths by filling gaps between skin cells
Forms a film that slows water loss
Sets the acidity the formula needs to work
Botanical material, usually for antioxidants or scent
Changes how skin behaves rather than how it feels
Changes how the product smells or looks
Draws water into the upper layers of skin
Binds trace metals that would otherwise spoil the formula
Every ingredient on the label, in order, with what it does and roughly how much of it is likely to be there.
1st on the list, which puts it at an estimated 30–80% of the formula.
Water
2nd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Alcohols, coco, mixed esters with octanoic and decanoic acids
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
C15-C19 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 15 to 19 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain.
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Glycerine ;Glycerol (INN); Glycerol (RIFM); Glycerolum (EP); Glycyl Alcohol; 1,2,3-Propanetriol; 1,2,3-Trihydroxypropane
5th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Sorbitan, monododecanoate, poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) derivs.
6th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil is the fixed oil expressed from the seeds of various species of the Cotton Seed, Gossypium spp., Malvaceae
7th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Water is an aqueous solution of the steam distillate obtained from the flowers of the Bitter Orange, Citrus aurantium L. var. amara L., Rutaceae
8th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 1–5% of the formula.
C10-30 alkyl propenoate, polymer with propenoic acid, butenoic acidand/or alkyl propenoates, product with propenyl sucrose ether or propenyl 2,2-dihydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol
9th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Parfum is a term for ingredient labelling used to identify that a product contains a material or a combination of materials normally added to a cosmetic to produce or to mask a particular odour. According to Article 19 of the Cosmetics Regulation, 'Perfume and aromatic compositions and their raw materials shall be referred to by the terms ‘parfum’ or ‘aroma’. '
10th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
1,2-Propanediol, 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-
11th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Xanthan gum
12th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
4-Isopropyl-m-cresol
13th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Sodium hydroxide
14th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
15th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2-Hydroxy-1,2,3-propanetricarboxylic acid
16th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Biosaccharide Gum-4 is a fermentation gum derived from sorbitol. It is a deacetylated branched polymer consisting of L-fucose, 2-D-glucose and glucuronic acid repetitive units
17th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Sodium benzoate
18th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Lecithins. The complex combination of diglycerides of fatty acids linked to the choline ester of phosphoric acid
19th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Potassium (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
20th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Lepidium Sativum Sprout Extract is the extract of the sprout of Lepidium sativum L., Brassicaceae
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AQUA, COCO-CAPRYLATE/CAPRATE, C15-19 ALKANE, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 20, GOSSYPIUM HERBACEUM SEED OIL, CITRUS AURANTIUM AMARA FLOWER WATER, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, PARFUM, CHLORPHENESIN, XANTHAN GUM, O-CYMEN-5-OL, SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CITRIC ACID, BIOSACCHARIDE GUM-4, SODIUM BENZOATE, LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE, LEPIDIUM SATIVUM SPROUT EXTRACT.
CITRIC ACID.
In the evening, apply all over the face with the fingertips or a cotton pad, then tone.
Judged on how rich the formula reads from its ingredient list, it suits Balanced, Combination (oily), Oily skin best. It is the least natural fit for Dry, Combination (dry) skin.
No ingredient in this formula carries a common-irritant flag, making it a reasonable option for reactive skin. A patch test is still recommended, as individual skin reactivity varies.
2 ingredients could feed malassezia: Polysorbate 20, Gossypium Herbaceum Seed Oil. That describes the yeast's food supply, not a prediction that they will cause a breakout.
Nothing in this formula is on the standard pregnancy-caution list. That is not medical clearance — check anything you use daily with your doctor or midwife.
No — it contains Parfum.
No. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is no drying alcohol.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is silicone-free.
No. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is essential-oil-free.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is paraben-free.
It layers well with Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), Retinoids (retinol, retinal), AHAs (glycolic, lactic), BHA (salicylic acid), PHAs (gluconolactone), Benzoyl peroxide.
Use it morning and evening, first step.
It lists 20 ingredients, of which 1 are recorded as actives.
Payot.
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