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Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

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Renewal Refining Cleanser

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Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Renewal Refining 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 Gel Cleanser

Renewal Refining 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 Purifying Gel Cleanser

Renewal Refining Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, caffeine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, citronellol, eugenol, limonene, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol. 11	Water, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl laurate, zea mays (corn) starch, bakuchiol, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, xanthan gum, lactic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (natural fragrance), phenoxyethanol, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, caffeine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, citronellol, eugenol, limonene, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol.

Water, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl laurate, zea mays (corn) starch, bakuchiol, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, xanthan gum, lactic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (natural fragrance), phenoxyethanol, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Cell-signaling ingredient: Bakuchiol

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Renewal Refining 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.

Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate

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