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Acne Treatment Cream

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2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Product category and function

Acne Treatment Cream

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

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 Treatment Cream

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

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

Full ingredient list

Acne Treatment Cream

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 15	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Benzoyl peroxide (10%), arginine, butylparaben, cetyl alcohol, dimethicone, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, glycolic acid, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, magnesium aluminum silicate, peg-100 stearate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum. 5	Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), water (aqua), glycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Acne Treatment Cream

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Glycerin

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Treatment Cream

2.5% Advanced Acne Med

Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

Arginine

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Butylparaben

Function: Preservative

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

Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

Water (aqua)

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent