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Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

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Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

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Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

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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Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

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

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Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, behenic acid, potassium cocoyl glycinate, potassium myristoyl glutamate, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, niacinamide, caffeine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium hyaluronate, dihydroxypropyl arginine hcl, glycol distearate, sodium phytate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, phenoxyethanol 10	Water (aqua/eau), myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula hybrida oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, styrax benzoin gum, linalool, limonene, tourmaline, laminaria saccharina extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-7, butylene glycol, disodium edta, peg-3 distearate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, behenic acid, potassium cocoyl glycinate, potassium myristoyl glutamate, yeast extract/faex/extrait de levure, niacinamide, caffeine, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium hyaluronate, dihydroxypropyl arginine hcl, glycol distearate, sodium phytate, fragrance (parfum), linalool, limonene, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, phenoxyethanol

Water (aqua/eau), myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula hybrida oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, styrax benzoin gum, linalool, limonene, tourmaline, laminaria saccharina extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-7, butylene glycol, disodium edta, peg-3 distearate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Advanced Botanical Kinetics Micro-Purifying Cleansing Mousse

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Water/aqua/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.

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent