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Brightening Cleansing Gel

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Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming Cleanser

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Brightening Cleansing Gel

Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming 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

Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming 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 8	Water/aqua/eau, sodium cocoamphoacetate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, disodium cocoyl glutamate, citric acid, sorbitan oleate decylglucoside crosspolymer, sodium chloride, sorbitan sesquicaprylate, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, hydrolyzed opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) flower extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea-buckthorn) fruit extract, salicylic acid, eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) leaf oil, calendula officinalis (marigold) flower extract, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium levulinate, linalool, potassium sorbate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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/eau, sodium cocoamphoacetate, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, disodium cocoyl glutamate, citric acid, sorbitan oleate decylglucoside crosspolymer, sodium chloride, sorbitan sesquicaprylate, argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, hydrolyzed opuntia ficus-indica (prickly pear) flower extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, hippophae rhamnoides (sea-buckthorn) fruit extract, salicylic acid, eucalyptus globulus (blue gum) leaf oil, calendula officinalis (marigold) flower extract, chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium levulinate, linalool, potassium sorbate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

Notable ingredients

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming Cleanser

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

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Water (eau), Glycerin

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Calendula officinalis (marigold) flower extract, Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (chamomile) flower extract, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Brightening Cleansing Gel

Argan Apothecary Daily Response Calming 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.