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Acne Foaming Cream Wash

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Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

Product category and function

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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 9	Benzoyl peroxide (4%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water, silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitol, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

Benzoyl peroxide (4%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water, silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitol, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

Notable ingredients

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (4%)

Solvent: Purified water, Glycerin, Propanediol, T-butyl alcohol

Abrasive: Silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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