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Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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

Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 17
Aqua (water), glycol stearate, lecithin & caprylic/capric triglycerides, acrylates copolymer, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, glycerin, hydrolyzed wheat protein, aloe barbadensis leaf, cocamidopropyl betaine, borago officinalis seed oil, sodium chloride, fragrance, phenoxyethanol 5	Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Dr. Denese Hydrating Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Aqua (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.

Glycol stearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Lecithin & caprylic/capric triglycerides

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.