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Special Cleansing Gel

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Le Gel Cleansing Gel

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Special Cleansing Gel

Le Gel Cleansing Gel

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

Special Cleansing Gel

Le Gel Cleansing Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Special Cleansing Gel

Le Gel Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate 8	Aqua (water), sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, pentylene glycol, sodium chloride, methylpropanediol, salicornia herbacea extract, parfum (fragrance), butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, maris aqua (sea water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, polyquaternium-51, phenylpropanol, phytic acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phormidium persicinum extract, sodium benzoate, bs000082a

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate

Aqua (water), sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, pentylene glycol, sodium chloride, methylpropanediol, salicornia herbacea extract, parfum (fragrance), butylene glycol, chlorphenesin, caprylyl glycol, glycerin, maris aqua (sea water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, citric acid, polyquaternium-51, phenylpropanol, phytic acid, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, phormidium persicinum extract, sodium benzoate, bs000082a

Notable ingredients

Special Cleansing Gel

Le Gel Cleansing Gel

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

Antioxidant: Phormidium persicinum extract

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Phenylpropanol, Methylpropanediol, Pentylene glycol, Maris aqua (sea water)

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin

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Ingredients with their functions

Special Cleansing Gel

Le Gel Cleansing Gel

Water/aqua/eau

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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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