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Purifying Gel Cleanser

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Purifying Gel Cleanser

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

Purifying Gel Cleanser

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

Purifying Gel Cleanser

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycerin, sodium chloride, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, allantoin, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum naturel), limonene, linalool 9	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 = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (aqua), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycerin, sodium chloride, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) fruit extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, allantoin, citric acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum naturel), limonene, linalool

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

Purifying Gel Cleanser

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Soothing: Allantoin

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene

Buffering: Citric acid

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Purifying Gel Cleanser

Barrier Pro 1-Step Cleanser

Water (aqua)

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.

Aloe barbadensis leaf juice

Also-called: Aloe Vera, Aloe Vera Juice, Aloe barbadensis juice | Function: Skin conditioning

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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