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Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

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Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Product category and function

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Pore Purifying Gel 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

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Pore Purifying Gel 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

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, panthenol, propylene glycol, urea, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, salicylic acid, sodium hyaluronate, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, pantolactone. 7	Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, bakuchiol, bisabolol, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, dextrin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide.

Notable ingredients

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol

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Ingredients with their functions

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Water (aqua)

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.

Sodium lauroyl glutamate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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