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Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

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Product category and function

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, coco-betaine, disodium cocoyl glutamate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, polysorbate 20, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, squalane, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, triethyl citrate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, citric acid, capryloyl glycine, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, benzoic acid, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides 16	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Aqua/water, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, coco-betaine, disodium cocoyl glutamate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, polysorbate 20, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, squalane, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, triethyl citrate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium benzoate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, citric acid, capryloyl glycine, hydroxyacetophenone, caprylyl glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, benzoic acid, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Aqua/water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, Triethyl citrate

Anti-microbial: Capryloyl glycine

Soothing: Allantoin, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

Aqua/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