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Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

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Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Product category and function

Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

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Ingredient highlights

Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium cocoyl isethionate, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, water, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, glycerin, paraffin, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium isethionate, benzyl alcohol, galactoarabinan, sodium chloride, propylene glycol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide 9	Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, water, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, glycerin, paraffin, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium isethionate, benzyl alcohol, galactoarabinan, sodium chloride, propylene glycol, ci 77891/titanium dioxide

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Abrasive: Avena sativa (oat) kernel flour

Absorbent: Avena sativa (oat) kernel flour

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Moisturizing Face Cleansing Bar, Dry Skin

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Avena sativa (oat) kernel flour

Also-called: Oat flour | Function: Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent

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

Hydrogenated vegetable oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Aqua / water / 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.