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Baby Gentle Wash

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Product category and function

Baby Gentle Wash

Maximum Hydration

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

Baby Gentle Wash

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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

Baby Gentle Wash

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycol distearate, panthenol (vitamin b5), sodium chloride, calendula officinalis flower extract, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, polyquaternium-10, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, heliotropine, isopropyl palmitate, laureth-4, fragrance, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol (vitamin e), hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate 10	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, glycol distearate, laureth-2, hydrogenated castor oil, sodium sulfate, fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycol distearate, panthenol (vitamin b5), sodium chloride, calendula officinalis flower extract, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, polyquaternium-10, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, heliotropine, isopropyl palmitate, laureth-4, fragrance, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol (vitamin e), hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, glycol distearate, laureth-2, hydrogenated castor oil, sodium sulfate, fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

Baby Gentle Wash

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Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Citric acid

Chelating: Citric acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Baby Gentle Wash

Maximum Hydration

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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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