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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

Essential Cleanser

Acne Control 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

Essential Cleanser

Acne Control Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone 13	Salicylic acid (2%, active), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, niacinamide, gluconolactone, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, calcium gluconate, triethyl citrate, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, hectorite, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Salicylic acid (2%, active), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, niacinamide, gluconolactone, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, calcium gluconate, triethyl citrate, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, xanthan gum, hectorite, phytosphingosine, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

Essential Cleanser

Acne Control Cleanser

Soothing: Allantoin, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (2%, active)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential Cleanser

Acne Control 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.

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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