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Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

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Cleansing Complex

Vitamin C Daily Brightening 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

Cleansing Complex

Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Cleansing Complex

Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

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Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-30 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract (extrait de canne a sucre), camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol 7	Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-30 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract (extrait de canne a sucre), camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol

Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Cleansing Complex

Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Asiaticoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Soothing: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Cleansing Complex

Vitamin C Daily Brightening 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.

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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.