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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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Acne Foaming Cream Wash

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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

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

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Acne Foaming Cream 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

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate 15	Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate

Notable ingredients

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Acne Foaming Cream 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.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Acrylates copolymer

Function: Film forming

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