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Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

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Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

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Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

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

5% Advanced Acne Med

Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 12	Total Number of ingredients = 20
Benzoyl peroxide (5%), water (aqua), glycerin, propanediol, sodium hyaluronate, bisabolol, carbomer, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 5	Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), allantoin, carbomer, ceteareth-20, cetearyl alcohol, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclotetrasiloxane, diazolidinyl urea, dimethicone, ethoxydiglycol, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, methylparaben, panthenol, peg-100 stearate, propylene glycol, propylparaben, sodium hydroxide, water, xanthan gum

Notable ingredients

5% Advanced Acne Med

Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclotetrasiloxane, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

5% Advanced Acne Med

Proactiv Solution Repairing Treatment

Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

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.

Glycerin

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