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Brightening Cleansing Gel

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Gentle Gel Cleanser

Product category and function

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Gentle Gel 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

Gentle Gel 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

Full ingredient list

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Gentle Gel 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 9	Water (aqua), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium chloride, sorbitol, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, lauryl glucoside, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, yucca schidigera root extract, saponaria officinalis extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, hydrolyzed quinoa, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, pogostemon cablin leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, cymbopogon martini oil, abies sibirica oil, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium citrate, citric acid, sorbic acid, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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

Water (aqua), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium chloride, sorbitol, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, lauryl glucoside, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, yucca schidigera root extract, saponaria officinalis extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, hydrolyzed quinoa, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, pogostemon cablin leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, cymbopogon martini oil, abies sibirica oil, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium citrate, citric acid, sorbic acid, linalool

Notable ingredients

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Gentle Gel Cleanser

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

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin

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

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Gentle Gel 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.