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Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

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Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

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Product category and function

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

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

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 9	Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, polyglyceryl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, pentylene glycol, olus (vegetable) oil, tocopheryl acetate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, bisabolol, gluconolactone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, saccharide isomerate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, betaine, sodium phytate, citric acid, sodium citrate, butylene glycol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, ascorbyl palmitate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 23

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

Aqua (water), caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, lauryl glucoside, polyglyceryl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate, hydroxyethylcellulose, pentylene glycol, olus (vegetable) oil, tocopheryl acetate, magnolia officinalis bark extract, bisabolol, gluconolactone, sodium stearoyl glutamate, saccharide isomerate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, betaine, sodium phytate, citric acid, sodium citrate, butylene glycol, hydroxyphenyl propamidobenzoic acid, ascorbyl palmitate

Notable ingredients

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

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

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

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Ingredients with their functions

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Sensitive Pha Pore Decongesting Cleansing Cream

Aqua (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 stearoyl glutamate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Glyceryl stearate

Also-called: Glycerol monostearate, GMS | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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