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Ultra Facial Cleanser

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Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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Ultra Facial Cleanser

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid 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

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid 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

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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	Glycerin, water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, salicylic acid, inulin, zinc pca, succinic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, lecithin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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)

Glycerin, water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, salicylic acid, inulin, zinc pca, succinic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, lecithin.

Notable ingredients

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Tocopherol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Ultra Facial Cleanser

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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.