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Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Cleanance Acne Medicated Clearing Gel 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

Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Cleanance Acne Medicated Clearing Gel Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Cleanance Acne Medicated Clearing Gel Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, stearic acid, hydrogenated coconut acid, sodium isethionate, stearyl alcohol, allantoin, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopherol, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, phenoxyethanol, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium pca, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, sodium chloride, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, maltodextrin, tetrasodium edta 10	Salicylic acid (2.0%), water (aqua), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, coco-glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, betaine, glyceryl laurate, sodium chloride, glycerin, cetearyl olivate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium benzoate, saccharide isomerate, sorbitan olivate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, potassium sorbate, lactobacillus ferment lysate, citric acid, sodium citrate, acrylates copolymer.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, stearic acid, hydrogenated coconut acid, sodium isethionate, stearyl alcohol, allantoin, chrysanthemum parthenium (feverfew) extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, tocopherol, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, phenoxyethanol, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium pca, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, sodium chloride, disodium edta, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, maltodextrin, tetrasodium edta

Salicylic acid (2.0%), water (aqua), sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, propanediol, stearyl alcohol, coco-glucoside, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, betaine, glyceryl laurate, sodium chloride, glycerin, cetearyl olivate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium benzoate, saccharide isomerate, sorbitan olivate, hydroxypropyl guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, potassium sorbate, lactobacillus ferment lysate, citric acid, sodium citrate, acrylates copolymer.

Notable ingredients

Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Cleanance Acne Medicated Clearing Gel Cleanser

Soothing: Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Cleanance Acne Medicated Clearing Gel Cleanser

Aqua/water/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 cocoyl isethionate

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