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Hydrating Cleanser Bar

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Cleansing Bar

Product category and function

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Cleansing Bar

Facial Bar Soaps	Facial Bar Soaps
Solid soaps designed specifically for facial cleansing.	Solid soaps designed specifically for facial cleansing.
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Ingredient highlights

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Cleansing Bar

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 Cleanser Bar

Cleansing Bar

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin 8	Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, water, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium laurate, sorbitol, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, petrolatum, ceteareth-20, peg-30 stearate, peg-20, titanium dioxide/ci77891

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, water, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium laurate, sorbitol, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, petrolatum, ceteareth-20, peg-30 stearate, peg-20, titanium dioxide/ci77891

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Cleansing Bar

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water, Peg-20, Propanediol

Emulsion stabilizing: Cetearyl alcohol, Stearic acid

Humectant/Moisturizer: Peg-20, Sorbitol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Cleansing Bar

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Aqua / water / eau

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.