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Pine Tar Face Wash

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ProactivMD Ultra Gentle Cleanser

Product category and function

Pine Tar Face Wash

ProactivMD Ultra Gentle 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

Pine Tar Face Wash

ProactivMD Ultra Gentle 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

Pine Tar Face Wash

ProactivMD Ultra Gentle Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium cocoyl glutamate, cetearyl alcohol, oryza sativa (rice) powder, stearyl stearate, cocoyl methyl glucamide, coffea robusta seed powder, xanthan gum, microcrystalline cellulose, cetyl palmitate, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, gluconolactone, charcoal powder, acacia senegal gum, citric acid, fragrance, sodium gluconate, sodium benzoate, cetearyl glucoside, cellulose gum, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, jojoba esters, sorbic acid, calcium gluconate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, glucose 8	Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, coco-glucoside, sodium chloride, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium cocoamphoacetate, panthenol, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, heliotropine, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, polyquaternium-10, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium cocoyl glutamate, cetearyl alcohol, oryza sativa (rice) powder, stearyl stearate, cocoyl methyl glucamide, coffea robusta seed powder, xanthan gum, microcrystalline cellulose, cetyl palmitate, sodium citrate, sodium chloride, gluconolactone, charcoal powder, acacia senegal gum, citric acid, fragrance, sodium gluconate, sodium benzoate, cetearyl glucoside, cellulose gum, euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, jojoba esters, sorbic acid, calcium gluconate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, glucose

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, coco-glucoside, sodium chloride, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium cocoamphoacetate, panthenol, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, heliotropine, tocopheryl acetate, xanthan gum, polyquaternium-10, coconut acid, sodium hydroxide, fragrance, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Pine Tar Face Wash

ProactivMD Ultra Gentle Cleanser

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water, Cocoyl methyl glucamide, Glycerin

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Pine Tar Face Wash

ProactivMD Ultra Gentle Cleanser

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.

Sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent