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Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

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Product category and function

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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

Full ingredient list

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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 14	Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: Capryloyl glycine

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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