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Men Active Face Wash

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Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

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Men Active Face Wash

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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

Men Active Face Wash

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Men Active Face Wash

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cetearyl alcohol, glycol distearate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, parfum(fragrance), dimethicone, cetearyl glucoside, sodium chloride, phenoxyisopropanol, butylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cocamide mipa, chlorphenesin, citric acid, sodium laurate, glycerin, disodium edta, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf extract, sodium cetearyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, hierochloe odorata extract, alpinia officinarum root extract, phenoxyethanol, grindelia robusta extract, portulaca oleracea extract, potassium sorbate, ci 42090(blue 1), ci 17200(red 33) 10	Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Aqua/water/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cetearyl alcohol, glycol distearate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, parfum(fragrance), dimethicone, cetearyl glucoside, sodium chloride, phenoxyisopropanol, butylene glycol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, propylene glycol, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, cocamide mipa, chlorphenesin, citric acid, sodium laurate, glycerin, disodium edta, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf extract, sodium cetearyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, hierochloe odorata extract, alpinia officinarum root extract, phenoxyethanol, grindelia robusta extract, portulaca oleracea extract, potassium sorbate, ci 42090(blue 1), ci 17200(red 33)

Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

Notable ingredients

Men Active Face Wash

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Phenoxyisopropanol, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Men Active Face Wash

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing