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Brightening Cleansing Gel

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Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

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Brightening Cleansing Gel

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Face Cleansers	Face Cleansers
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.
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Ingredient highlights

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium pca, lauryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, punica granatum extract, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, sodium levulinate, potassium sorbate, citric acid 7	Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, methyl glucose caprate/caprylate/oleate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropylamine oxide, glycereth-18 ethylhexanoate, propanediol, glycereth-18, lactobacillus ferment, sorbeth-230 tetraoleate, decyl glucoside, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sorbitan laurate, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium pca, lauryl glucoside, decyl glucoside, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, punica granatum extract, rubus fruticosus (blackberry) fruit extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, rosa canina fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, aspalathus linearis leaf extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, sodium levulinate, potassium sorbate, citric acid

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, methyl glucose caprate/caprylate/oleate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropylamine oxide, glycereth-18 ethylhexanoate, propanediol, glycereth-18, lactobacillus ferment, sorbeth-230 tetraoleate, decyl glucoside, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, sorbitan laurate, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Water (eau)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.