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Clinique
For Men Charcoal Face Wash

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Product category and function

For Men Charcoal Face Wash

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

For Men Charcoal Face Wash

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

For Men Charcoal Face Wash

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, glycerin, caffeine, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, butylene glycol, citric acid, charcoal powder, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77499) 7	Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl sarcosinate, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, glycerin, caffeine, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, butylene glycol, citric acid, charcoal powder, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol, iron oxides (ci 77499)

Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

For Men Charcoal Face Wash

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Antioxidant: Caffeine

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Charcoal powder

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

For Men Charcoal Face Wash

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Water/aqua/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.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Coco-betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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