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Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

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Unblemish Refining Acne Wash

Product category and function

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Unblemish Refining Acne 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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Ingredient highlights

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Unblemish Refining Acne Wash

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Unblemish Refining Acne Wash

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	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, potassium cocoyl glycinate, glycerin, sodium cocoyl isethionate, lauryl glucoside, colloidal sulfur, potassium cocoate, cetyl alcohol, distearyl phthalic acid amide, hydrogenated polyisobutene, acrylates copolymer, propanediol, myristic acid, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, fragrance/parfum, sodium isethionate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, coconut acid, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33 (ci 17200)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 34

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.

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, potassium cocoyl glycinate, glycerin, sodium cocoyl isethionate, lauryl glucoside, colloidal sulfur, potassium cocoate, cetyl alcohol, distearyl phthalic acid amide, hydrogenated polyisobutene, acrylates copolymer, propanediol, myristic acid, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, fragrance/parfum, sodium isethionate, xanthan gum, tocopherol, coconut acid, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium chloride, ethylhexylglycerin, propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, citronellol, geraniol, limonene, linalool, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, ext. violet 2 (ci 60730), red 33 (ci 17200)

Notable ingredients

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Unblemish Refining Acne Wash

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Unblemish Refining Acne 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.

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