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Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

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Product category and function

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Balancing 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

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Balancing 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Balancing Cleanser

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Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, cetyl alcohol, quillaja saponaria (soap bark) bark extract, sorbitan olivate, caprylyl glycol, tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, phenoxyethanol 7	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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, cetyl alcohol, quillaja saponaria (soap bark) bark extract, sorbitan olivate, caprylyl glycol, tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, phenoxyethanol

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)

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Balancing Cleanser

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Balancing 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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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