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Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

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Silver Gel

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Product category and function

Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

Silver Gel

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

Silver Gel

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

Full ingredient list

Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

Silver Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 19	Total Number of ingredients = 6
Glycerin, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, carbomer, triethanolamine, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance (parfum), moroccan lava clay, kaolin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, water, citrus medica limonum (lemon) fruit extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, butylparaben, ethylparaben, isobutylparaben, propylparaben 4	Carbomer, glycerin, (purified) water, silver nitrate, sodium chloride, triethanolamine

Notable ingredients

Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

Silver Gel

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Moroccan lava clay, Kaolin

Absorbent: Moroccan lava clay, Kaolin

Solvent: (purified) water, Glycerin

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Emulsion stabilizing: Carbomer

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Ingredients with their functions

Pig Nose Clear Blackhead Steam Starter

Silver Gel

Glycerin

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

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Phenoxyethanol

Function: Preservative, Anti-microbial

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

Carbomer

Function: Viscosity controlling, Gel forming, Emulsion stabilizing

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

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

(purified) 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.