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Acne Clearing Body Wash

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Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

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Acne Clearing Body Wash

Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Acne Clearing Body Wash

Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

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 Clearing Body Wash

Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycolic acid, tetrasodium edta, tanacetum annuum flower oil 7	Purified water, glycolic acid, lactic acid, glycerine, c12-14 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, ammonium hydroxide, salicylic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, fragrance, fd&c red 40, fd&c yellow 5, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycolic acid, tetrasodium edta, tanacetum annuum flower oil

Purified water, glycolic acid, lactic acid, glycerine, c12-14 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, ammonium hydroxide, salicylic acid, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, fragrance, fd&c red 40, fd&c yellow 5, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Acne Clearing Body Wash

Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient)

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient)

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Purified water, Glycerine

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Clearing Body Wash

Exfoliating Body Wash Glycolic, Lactic, Salicylic Acids

Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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