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Special Cleansing Gel

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La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

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Special Cleansing Gel

Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

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

Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

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

Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

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), glycerin, coco-betaine, propanediol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, capryloyl glycine, caprylyl glycol, disodium cocoyl glycinate, ceramide np, niacinamide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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), glycerin, coco-betaine, propanediol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, capryloyl glycine, caprylyl glycol, disodium cocoyl glycinate, ceramide np, niacinamide, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, pentylene glycol, acrylates copolymer, tocopherol.

Notable ingredients

Special Cleansing Gel

Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Special Cleansing Gel

Toleriane Purifying Foaming Facial Wash

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.