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Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Cleanser

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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Product category and function

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

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

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

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

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, lauryl glucoside, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, triethanolamine, sodium chloride, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, hexylene glycol, behenyl alcohol, distearyl ether, sodium benzoate, laureth-2, squalane, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil) 8	Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, zinc gluconate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-47, menthol, capryloyl salicylic acid, citric acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Aqua/water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, lauryl glucoside, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, triethanolamine, sodium chloride, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, hexylene glycol, behenyl alcohol, distearyl ether, sodium benzoate, laureth-2, squalane, prunus amygdalus dulcis oil (sweet almond oil), prunus armeniaca kernel oil (apricot kernel oil), tocopherol, ascorbyl glucoside, persea gratissima oil (avocado oil)

Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium laureth sulfate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, hexylene glycol, sodium hydroxide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, zinc gluconate, tetrasodium edta, polyquaternium-47, menthol, capryloyl salicylic acid, citric acid.

Notable ingredients

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Menthol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2%), Capryloyl salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Effaclar Medicated Acne Face Wash

Aqua/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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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