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Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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Product category and function

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium trideceth sulfate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, citric acid, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium pca, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, allantoin, disodium edta, colloidal oatmeal, arginine 8	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 = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water, sodium trideceth sulfate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, citric acid, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium pca, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, allantoin, disodium edta, colloidal oatmeal, arginine

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

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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.

Sodium trideceth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter

Also-called: Shea Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii | Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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