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Cetaphil
Cooling Relief Body Wash

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Hydrating Body Wash

Product category and function

Cooling Relief Body Wash

Hydrating 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

Cooling Relief Body Wash

Hydrating 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

Cooling Relief Body Wash

Hydrating Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, citric acid 10	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium benzoate, tetrasodium edta, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, citric acid

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

Notable ingredients

Cooling Relief Body Wash

Hydrating Body Wash

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Abrasive: Sodium hydroxypropyl starch phosphate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Cooling Relief Body Wash

Hydrating 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.

Sodium lauroyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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