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Special Cleansing Gel

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Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

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Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying 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

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

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

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

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 10	Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, acrylates copolymer, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf oil, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) bud oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, eugenol, limonene, linalool, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caffeine, salicylic acid, charcoal powder, sodium coco pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, acrylates copolymer, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf oil, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) bud oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, eugenol, limonene, linalool, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caffeine, salicylic acid, charcoal powder, sodium coco pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Caffeine

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

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.