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Balancing Cleanser

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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Product category and function

Balancing Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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

Balancing Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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

Balancing Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Aqua (water), ethylhexyl palmitate, aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf extract, sorbitan stearate, glyceryl stearate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl alcohol, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, glycerin, parfum (fragrance) 5	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, peg-8, coco-betaine, hexylene glycol, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, zinc pca, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Balancing Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water, Hexylene glycol, Peg-8

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Balancing Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Aqua (water)

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.

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf extract

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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