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Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

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Essential C Cleanser

Product category and function

Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

Essential C 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

Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

Essential C Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

Essential C Cleanser

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Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 9	Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e

Notable ingredients

Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

Essential C Cleanser

Anti-acne: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Soothing: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract

Anti-acne: Vitamin a

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Vitamin a

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Ingredients with their functions

Vitamin C Gentle Daily Cleansing Paste

Essential C Cleanser

Purified 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.

Sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived)

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived)

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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