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Acne Foaming Cream Wash

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Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Product category and function

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

No. of common ingredients = 0
Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate 6	Water, benzoyl peroxide, carbomer, glycerin, lauryl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 7

Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate

Water, benzoyl peroxide, carbomer, glycerin, lauryl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active)

Function: Anti-acne

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

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent