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Avene
Cleanance Cleansing Gel

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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Product category and function

Cleanance Cleansing Gel

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face 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

Cleanance Cleansing Gel

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

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

Full ingredient list

Cleanance Cleansing Gel

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), water (aqua), zinc coceth sulfate, lauryl betaine, decyl glucoside, ceteareth-60 myristyl glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polysorbate 20, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), green 5 (ci 61570), isopropyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-6, ppg-26-buteth-26, silybum marianum fruit extract, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), zinc gluconate 6	Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, zinc gluconate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-47, menthol, capryloyl salicylic acid, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua), water (aqua), zinc coceth sulfate, lauryl betaine, decyl glucoside, ceteareth-60 myristyl glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, polysorbate 20, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), green 5 (ci 61570), isopropyl alcohol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-6, ppg-26-buteth-26, silybum marianum fruit extract, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), zinc gluconate

Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, zinc gluconate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-47, menthol, capryloyl salicylic acid, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Cleanance Cleansing Gel

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Soothing: Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

Solvent: Water (aqua), Peg-6, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Zinc gluconate

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Menthol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2%), Capryloyl salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Cleanance Cleansing Gel

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Avene thermal spring water (avene aqua)

Function: Soothing

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

Water (aqua)

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.

Zinc coceth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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