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Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

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Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 12	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Water, zinc coceth sulfate, glycerin, peg-75, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, zinc gluconate, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium benzoate, (masking) fragrance, disodium edta 5	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Peg-75, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Zinc gluconate

Chelating: Disodium edta

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Derma Control Oil Removing Foam Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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.

Zinc coceth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent