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Botanical Kinetics All Sensitive Cleanser

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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

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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Botanical Kinetics All Sensitive Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, adansonia digitata (baobob) seed oil, cetearyl olivate, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, sorbitan olivate, algae extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, arginine, salicylic acid, cetyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol 8	Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, adansonia digitata (baobob) seed oil, cetearyl olivate, coco-caprylate/caprate, glycerin, sorbitan olivate, algae extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, arginine, salicylic acid, cetyl alcohol, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium hyaluronate, caprylyl glycol, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol

Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics All Sensitive Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics All Sensitive Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing