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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Essential 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

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Essential Cleanser

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

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Essential Cleanser

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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 12	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 42

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

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Essential Cleanser

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Soothing: Allantoin, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Essential 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.

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.