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Cleanser Concentrate

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Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Cleanser

Product category and function

Cleanser Concentrate

Ultra 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

Cleanser Concentrate

Ultra Facial 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

Cleanser Concentrate

Ultra Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, decyl glucoside, cocamidopropyl betaine, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, niacinamide, vitis vinifera (grape) juice extract, lactic acid, sorbitol, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, saccharomyces ferment, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, malic acid, arginine, tocopherol, propanediol, sodium laurate, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 9	Aqua/water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, lauryl glucoside, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, triethanolamine, sodium chloride, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, hexylene glycol, behenyl alcohol, distearyl ether, sodium benzoate, laureth-2, squalane, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water/aqua/eau, decyl glucoside, cocamidopropyl betaine, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, glycerin, sodium lauroyl lactylate, niacinamide, vitis vinifera (grape) juice extract, lactic acid, sorbitol, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, saccharomyces ferment, passiflora incarnata fruit extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, malic acid, arginine, tocopherol, propanediol, sodium laurate, ethylhexylglycerin, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Aqua/water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, lauryl glucoside, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, triethanolamine, sodium chloride, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, hexylene glycol, behenyl alcohol, distearyl ether, sodium benzoate, laureth-2, squalane, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil)

Notable ingredients

Cleanser Concentrate

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Cleanser Concentrate

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Water/aqua/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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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