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Itch Defense Body Wash

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Active Clean Body Wash

Product category and function

Itch Defense Body Wash

Active Clean Body Wash

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Itch Defense Body Wash

Active Clean Body Wash

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

Itch Defense Body Wash

Active Clean Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, glycol distearate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamide mea, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, panthenol, disodium edta, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium chloride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben, limonene. 7	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates copolymer, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, charcoal powder, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-3 distearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, trisodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, glycol distearate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamide mea, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, panthenol, disodium edta, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium chloride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben, limonene.

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates copolymer, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, charcoal powder, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-3 distearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, trisodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben

Notable ingredients

Itch Defense Body Wash

Active Clean Body Wash

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Abrasive: Charcoal powder

Absorbent: Charcoal powder

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Ingredients with their functions

Itch Defense Body Wash

Active Clean Body Wash

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 laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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