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Hydrating Body Wash

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Moisturizing Relief Body Wash

Product category and function

Hydrating Body Wash

Moisturizing Relief Body Wash

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Hydrating Body Wash

Moisturizing Relief Body 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

Hydrating Body Wash

Moisturizing Relief Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, (white) petrolatum, lauric acid, sodium cocoyl glycinate, glycerin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, urea, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, ceramide 3, ceramide 6 ii, ceramide 1, hyaluronic acid, phenoxyethanol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium pca, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, carbomer, xanthan gum 10	Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium chloride, lauric acid, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, (white) petrolatum, lauric acid, sodium cocoyl glycinate, glycerin, glycine soja (soybean) oil, urea, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, ceramide 3, ceramide 6 ii, ceramide 1, hyaluronic acid, phenoxyethanol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium pca, ophiopogon japonicus root extract, tetrasodium edta, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, carbomer, xanthan gum

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, sodium chloride, lauric acid, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, persea gratissima (avocado) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Body Wash

Moisturizing Relief Body Wash

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Abrasive: Sodium hydroxypropyl starch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Body Wash

Moisturizing Relief Body 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

(white) petrolatum

Also-called: Petroleum jelly | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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