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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying 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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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial 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

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial 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 8	Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Bambusa vulgaris shoot extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying 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.

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.