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Product category and function

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Foaming Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial 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

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Foaming Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Foaming Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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Aqua/water, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, coco-betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 20, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, citric acid, cocamide mea, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, polyquaternium-11, ppg-5 ceteth-20, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, vitis vinifera fruit water/grape fruit water 7	Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Aqua/water, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, coco-betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 20, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, citric acid, cocamide mea, peg-55 propylene glycol oleate, polyquaternium-11, ppg-5 ceteth-20, propylene glycol, sodium benzoate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, vitis vinifera fruit water/grape fruit water

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Foaming Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

Solvent: Aqua/water, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

Chelating: Citric acid

Antioxidant: Bambusa vulgaris shoot extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Garnier Skinactive Micellar Foaming Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial 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.

Glycerin

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