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The Max Facial Cleanser

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The Max Facial Cleanser

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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

The Max Facial Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

The Max Facial Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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Water/aqua/eau, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycol distearate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, cocamidopropyl betaine, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, acrylates copolymer, phenoxyethanol, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, limonene, glycerin, polyquaternium-10, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed ceratonia siliqua (carob) seed extract, saccharide isomerate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, hydrolyzed rice protein, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, leontopodium alpinum (edelweiss) extract, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, steareth-20, hesperidin methyl chalcone, sodium lactate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, citric acid, leucojum aestivum bulb extract, sodium citrate, chlorhexidine digluconate, potassium sorbate, carbomer, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, glycine soja (soybean) protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, superoxide dismutase, xanthan gum, benzyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, lecithin, dipeptide-2, sodium dextran sulfate, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, acetyl hexapeptide-8, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, palmitoyl tripeptide-1 17	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 53

Total Number of ingredients = 42

Water/aqua/eau, sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate, glycol distearate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, cocamidopropyl betaine, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, acrylates copolymer, phenoxyethanol, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, limonene, glycerin, polyquaternium-10, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, sodium benzoate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrolyzed ceratonia siliqua (carob) seed extract, saccharide isomerate, glyceryl polymethacrylate, hydrolyzed rice protein, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract, leontopodium alpinum (edelweiss) extract, malus domestica fruit cell culture extract, steareth-20, hesperidin methyl chalcone, sodium lactate, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, citric acid, leucojum aestivum bulb extract, sodium citrate, chlorhexidine digluconate, potassium sorbate, carbomer, dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, glycine soja (soybean) protein, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, superoxide dismutase, xanthan gum, benzyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, lecithin, dipeptide-2, sodium dextran sulfate, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, acetyl hexapeptide-8, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, palmitoyl tripeptide-1

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

The Max Facial Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Hesperidin methyl chalcone, Superoxide dismutase, Vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Cell-signaling ingredient: Dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate, Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Benzyl alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Soothing: Allantoin, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

The Max Facial Cleanser

Essential 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.

Sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycol distearate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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