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Gentle Milky Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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

Gentle Milky Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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

Gentle Milky Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, decyl glucoside, gluconolactone, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, sorbitol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, avena sativa kernel extract, ceramide np, ceramide ap, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-73, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium chloride, vinegar, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, didecyldimonium chloride, methylpropanediol, polyquaternium-80, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium acetate, cellulose, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, citric acid, phytosphingosine, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate 12	Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 37

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water/aqua/eau, cetearyl alcohol, propanediol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, decyl glucoside, gluconolactone, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, sorbitol, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, avena sativa kernel extract, ceramide np, ceramide ap, cetrimonium chloride, polyquaternium-73, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium chloride, vinegar, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, didecyldimonium chloride, methylpropanediol, polyquaternium-80, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium acetate, cellulose, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, citric acid, phytosphingosine, carbomer, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate

Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

Notable ingredients

Gentle Milky Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Soothing: Avena sativa (oat) bran extract

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) bran extract, Avena sativa kernel extract

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Milky Cleanser

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming 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.

Cetearyl alcohol

Also-called: Cetostearyl alcohol, cetylstearyl alcohol | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing