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Clear Days Ahead Oil Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment 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 Days Ahead Oil Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Days Ahead Oil Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment Cleanser

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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	Salicylic acid (1.0%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, acrylates crosspolymer-4, cocamidopropyl betaine, polysorbate 20, niacinamide, glycerin, panthenol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, disodium capryloyl glutamate, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, butylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, propylene glycol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, o-cymen-5-ol

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

Salicylic acid (1.0%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, acrylates crosspolymer-4, cocamidopropyl betaine, polysorbate 20, niacinamide, glycerin, panthenol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, jojoba esters, disodium capryloyl glutamate, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, potassium chloride, butylene glycol, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide, propylene glycol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, o-cymen-5-ol

Notable ingredients

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Days Ahead Oil Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment Cleanser

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

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

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (1.0%)

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol, Jojoba esters

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Special Cleansing Gel

Clear Days Ahead Oil Free Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment 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.