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Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

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Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating 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

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating 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

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

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 8	Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, decyl glucoside, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, methyl gluceth-20, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, camellia oleifera leaf extract, chamomilla recutita flower extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, methyl glucose sesquistearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

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

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, decyl glucoside, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, methyl gluceth-20, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, camellia oleifera leaf extract, chamomilla recutita flower extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, methyl glucose sesquistearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

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

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Solvent: Water, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Barrier Balance Creamy Cleanser

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

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.