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Gentle 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

Gentle Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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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

Gentle Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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Water (aqua), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium chloride, sorbitol, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, lauryl glucoside, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, yucca schidigera root extract, saponaria officinalis extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, hydrolyzed quinoa, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, pogostemon cablin leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, cymbopogon martini oil, abies sibirica oil, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium citrate, citric acid, sorbic acid, linalool 8	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 = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (aqua), sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium chloride, sorbitol, sodium lauryl glucose carboxylate, lauryl glucoside, calendula officinalis flower extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, yucca schidigera root extract, saponaria officinalis extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, hydrolyzed quinoa, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, pogostemon cablin leaf oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, cymbopogon martini oil, abies sibirica oil, gluconolactone, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, coconut acid, sodium citrate, citric acid, sorbic acid, linalool

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

Gentle Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Calendula officinalis flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

Antioxidant: Bambusa vulgaris shoot extract

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Gel Cleanser

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

Water (aqua)

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 laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate

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