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Burt's Bees
Renewal Refining Cleanser

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St. Ives
Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Product category and function

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Deep Cleanse Cream 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

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Deep Cleanse Cream 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	Water (eau), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, sodium cocoyl alaninate, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), menthol, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 26

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

Water (eau), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, sodium cocoyl alaninate, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), menthol, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Cell-signaling ingredient: Bakuchiol

Soothing: Menthol

Solvent: Water (eau), Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Water

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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing