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Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

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Emergency Blemish Relief

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Product category and function

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Emergency Blemish Relief

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Emergency Blemish Relief

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

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Emergency Blemish Relief

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 12	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Benzoyl peroxide (10%), aluminum hydroxide, bentonite, carbomer, glyceryl stearate se, isopropyl myristate, methylparaben, peg-12, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water. 5	Benzoyl peroxide (5%), water, ethoxydiglycol, cyclopentasiloxane, methylpropanediol, steareth-2, cyclohexasiloxane, steareth-21, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol, ppg-1 trideceth-6, panthenol, allantoin, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Emergency Blemish Relief

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Solvent: Water, Peg-12, Propylene glycol

Absorbent: Bentonite

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol, Methylpropanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Emergency Blemish Relief

Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

Aluminum hydroxide

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Bentonite

Also-called: Bentonite Clay | Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing, Absorbent

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

Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

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.

Ethoxydiglycol

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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