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Estee Lauder
Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

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Merle Norman
Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

Product category and function

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

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

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

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

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, potassium hydroxide, palmitic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauric acid, stearic acid, sucrose, montmorillonite, silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, gentiana lutea (gentian) root extract, algae extract, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitol, caffeine, zinc pca, peg-3 distearate, kaolin, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone. 10	Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, myristic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, behenic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, butylene glycol, cetyl triethylmonium dimethicone peg-8 succinate, glycol distearate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, arctium lappa root extract, ruscus aculeatus root extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, symphytum officinale root extract, cola acuminata seed extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, bisabolol, glucose, lactic acid, sodium hyaluronate, peg-20 almond glycerides, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, trisodium edta, ethoxydiglycol, propylene glycol, red 4 (ci 14700), sodium laureth sulfate, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, potassium hydroxide, palmitic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauric acid, stearic acid, sucrose, montmorillonite, silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, gentiana lutea (gentian) root extract, algae extract, sodium hyaluronate, sorbitol, caffeine, zinc pca, peg-3 distearate, kaolin, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone.

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, myristic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, behenic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, butylene glycol, cetyl triethylmonium dimethicone peg-8 succinate, glycol distearate, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, arctium lappa root extract, ruscus aculeatus root extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, symphytum officinale root extract, cola acuminata seed extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, bisabolol, glucose, lactic acid, sodium hyaluronate, peg-20 almond glycerides, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, trisodium edta, ethoxydiglycol, propylene glycol, red 4 (ci 14700), sodium laureth sulfate, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

Soothing: Silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract, Sucrose

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Silybum marianum (lady's thistle) extract

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin

Soothing: Ruscus aculeatus root extract, Sambucus nigra flower extract, Bisabolol, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Symphytum officinale root extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Perfectly Clean Multi Action Foam Cleanser/Purifying Mask

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Dry

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.

Myristic acid

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