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Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

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Cleansing Complex

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Cleansing Complex

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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	Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

Notable ingredients

Cleansing Complex

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Cleansing Complex

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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.