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Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

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Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Product category and function

Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

Barrier Balance Creamy 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

Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, ethylhexyl palmitate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, butylene glycol, isododecane, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, saccharide isomerate, caulerpa lentillifera extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phytic acid, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract, triethyl citrate, lactic acid, copper pca, citric acid, sodium citrate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 8	Aqua (water), sodium stearoyl glutamate, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol (d), inulin, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, saccharide isomerate, allantoin, bisabolol (l-alpha), alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, centella asiatica (gotu kola) leaf extract, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium gluconate, citric acid, sodium citrate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, ethylhexyl palmitate, neopentyl glycol diheptanoate, butylene glycol, isododecane, cetearyl isononanoate, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, saccharide isomerate, caulerpa lentillifera extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phytic acid, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract, triethyl citrate, lactic acid, copper pca, citric acid, sodium citrate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Aqua (water), sodium stearoyl glutamate, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, panthenol (d), inulin, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, saccharide isomerate, allantoin, bisabolol (l-alpha), alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, centella asiatica (gotu kola) leaf extract, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, sodium gluconate, citric acid, sodium citrate

Notable ingredients

Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Antioxidant: Vanilla planifolia fruit extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Triethyl citrate, Isododecane

Soothing: Allantoin, Bisabolol (l-alpha), Panthenol (d)

Solvent: Aqua (water), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Ethylhexyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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