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Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

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Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne Cleanser

Clean and Clear Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser.

Product category and function

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne 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

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne 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

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol 6	Sulfur (3.0%), water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, coco-glucoside, acrylates copolymer, coconut acid, coconut alcohol, glycereth-18 ethylhexanoate, glycereth-18, behenyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), phenoxyethanol, sodium isethionate, sodium hydroxide, arachidyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Sulfur (3.0%), water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, coco-glucoside, acrylates copolymer, coconut acid, coconut alcohol, glycereth-18 ethylhexanoate, glycereth-18, behenyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), phenoxyethanol, sodium isethionate, sodium hydroxide, arachidyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Notable ingredients

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Proactiv Clean Mineral Acne 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Peg-80 sorbitan laurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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