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Dr. Denese SkinScience
Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

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Grapefruit Face Cleanser

Product category and function

Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

Grapefruit Face 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

Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

Grapefruit Face 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

Grapefruit Face Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, perlite, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, lactobacillus/vaccinium macrocarpon fruit ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hydroxide, polyquaternium-10, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance 20	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin (humectant), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut-based surfactant), acrylates copolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium pca (humectant), coco-glucoside (surfactant), glyceryl oleate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium gluconate, caprylhydroxamic acid, betaine, sodium lactate (humectant), arginine (amino acid), aspartic acid (amino acid), pca (amino acid), glycine (amino acid), alanine (amino acid), serine (amino acid), valine (amino acid), isoleucine (amino acid), proline (amino acid), threonine (amino acid), histidine (amino acid), phenylalanine (amino acid), limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Water (aqua), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cetyl alcohol, stearic acid, perlite, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, proline, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, phenylalanine, phospholipids, retinyl palmitate, pantothenic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, bisabolol, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, lactobacillus/vaccinium macrocarpon fruit ferment filtrate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium hydroxide, polyquaternium-10, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin (humectant), sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut-based surfactant), acrylates copolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium pca (humectant), coco-glucoside (surfactant), glyceryl oleate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, caprylyl glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium gluconate, caprylhydroxamic acid, betaine, sodium lactate (humectant), arginine (amino acid), aspartic acid (amino acid), pca (amino acid), glycine (amino acid), alanine (amino acid), serine (amino acid), valine (amino acid), isoleucine (amino acid), proline (amino acid), threonine (amino acid), histidine (amino acid), phenylalanine (amino acid), limonene

Notable ingredients

Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

Grapefruit Face Cleanser

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin (humectant), Limonene

Buffering: Citric acid, Glycine (amino acid), Sodium hydroxide, Sodium lactate (humectant)

Chelating: Caprylhydroxamic acid, Citric acid, Sodium gluconate

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Ingredients with their functions

Resurface & Glow Advanced Face Wash

Grapefruit Face 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.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing