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One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

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Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

Product category and function

One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

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

One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, acrylates copolymer, cellulose, coco-glucoside, citric acid, phenoxyisopropanol, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium chloride, sodium laurate, xanthan gum, parfum/fragrance, jojoba esters, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, sodium benzoate, melissa officinalis leaf extract, saponaria officinalis leaf extract, gentiana lutea extract, ci 77492/iron oxides, potassium sorbate, talc, ci 73360 (red 30), maltodextrin, moringa oleifera seed extract 9	Aqua/water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, pentylene glycol, parfum/fragrance, hydroxyethyl urea, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, hydrated silica (nano), phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, glyceryl laurate, sodium gluconate, mannitol, sodium chloride, microcrystalline cellulose, ammonium lactate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, sodium benzoate, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tropaeolum majus flower/leaf/stem extract, ci 77007/ultramarines, propanediol, nymphaea alba flower extract, linalool, benzyl salicylate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, acrylates copolymer, cellulose, coco-glucoside, citric acid, phenoxyisopropanol, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium chloride, sodium laurate, xanthan gum, parfum/fragrance, jojoba esters, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, sodium benzoate, melissa officinalis leaf extract, saponaria officinalis leaf extract, gentiana lutea extract, ci 77492/iron oxides, potassium sorbate, talc, ci 73360 (red 30), maltodextrin, moringa oleifera seed extract

Aqua/water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, pentylene glycol, parfum/fragrance, hydroxyethyl urea, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, hydrated silica (nano), phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, glyceryl laurate, sodium gluconate, mannitol, sodium chloride, microcrystalline cellulose, ammonium lactate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, sodium benzoate, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tropaeolum majus flower/leaf/stem extract, ci 77007/ultramarines, propanediol, nymphaea alba flower extract, linalool, benzyl salicylate

Notable ingredients

One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Phenoxyisopropanol, Propanediol

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose, Talc

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract

Solvent: Aqua/water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

Abrasive: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Hydrated silica (nano), Microcrystalline cellulose

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Ingredients with their functions

One-Step Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser

Micro Exfoliating Purifying Gel

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 lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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