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Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

Product category and function

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, benzoyl peroxide, carbomer, glycerin, lauryl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide 5	Benzoyl peroxide (4%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water, silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitol, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 7

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, benzoyl peroxide, carbomer, glycerin, lauryl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide

Benzoyl peroxide (4%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water, silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitol, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

Notable ingredients

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (4%)

Solvent: Purified water, Glycerin, Propanediol, T-butyl alcohol

Abrasive: Silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Acne Creamy Wash with 4% Benzoyl Peroxide

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.

Benzoyl peroxide

Function: Anti-acne

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

Carbomer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing

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