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Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Product category and function

Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Full ingredient list

Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide 5	Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 8

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water, cetyl alcohol, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, stearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide

Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Skin Cleanser All Skin Types

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing