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Acne Spot Therapy

Cleanance ACNE Medicated Clearing Treatment

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Acne Spot Therapy

Cleanance ACNE Medicated Clearing Treatment

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

Full ingredient list

Acne Spot Therapy

Cleanance ACNE Medicated Clearing Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, butylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitan stearate, ceteareth-20, phenoxyethanol, sucrose cocoate, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, citric acid, allantoin, disodium edta, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, royal jelly extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, houttuynia cordata extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract 8	Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%), water (aqua), propanediol, dimethyl isosorbide, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, isohexadecane, hydroxyacetophenone, hylocereus undatus fruit extract, polysorbate 80, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, morinda citrifolia extract, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, sodium metabisulfite, peg-40 stearate, silica, sorbitan stearate, tocopherol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water, butylene glycol, isononyl isononanoate, cetearyl alcohol, sorbitan stearate, ceteareth-20, phenoxyethanol, sucrose cocoate, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, citric acid, allantoin, disodium edta, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, brassica campestris (rapeseed) seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, royal jelly extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, houttuynia cordata extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract

Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%), water (aqua), propanediol, dimethyl isosorbide, glycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, isohexadecane, hydroxyacetophenone, hylocereus undatus fruit extract, polysorbate 80, polyglyceryl-2 isostearate, xanthan gum, sodium citrate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, citric acid, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, hyaluronic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, morinda citrifolia extract, phenoxyethanol, dimethicone, sodium metabisulfite, peg-40 stearate, silica, sorbitan stearate, tocopherol.

Notable ingredients

Acne Spot Therapy

Cleanance ACNE Medicated Clearing Treatment

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (5.5%)

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Dimethyl isosorbide, Glycerin, Propanediol, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Spot Therapy

Cleanance ACNE Medicated Clearing Treatment

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.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Isononyl isononanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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