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The Cleanser

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Gentle Facial Cleanser

Product category and function

The Cleanser

Gentle Facial 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

The Cleanser

Gentle Facial Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

The Cleanser

Gentle Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, propanediol, xylitylglucoside, coconut alcohol, glycerin, panthenol, coco-glucoside, anhydroxylitol, stearic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, citric acid, xylitol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, stearyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, caprylhydroxamic acid, disodium edta, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract 7	Water, glycerin, coco-glucoside, sodium cocoyl glycinate, acrylates copolymer, caprylyl glycol, mica, sodium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 12

Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, propanediol, xylitylglucoside, coconut alcohol, glycerin, panthenol, coco-glucoside, anhydroxylitol, stearic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, citric acid, xylitol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, stearyl alcohol, sodium hydroxide, caprylhydroxamic acid, disodium edta, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract

Water, glycerin, coco-glucoside, sodium cocoyl glycinate, acrylates copolymer, caprylyl glycol, mica, sodium chloride, 1,2-hexanediol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

The Cleanser

Gentle Facial Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Solvent: Water, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Chelating: Disodium edta

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Ingredients with their functions

The Cleanser

Gentle Facial 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.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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