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The Cool Micellar Cleanser

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Gentle Micellar Water

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The Cool Micellar Cleanser

Gentle Micellar Water

Micellar/Cleansing Water	Micellar/Cleansing Water
Water-based solutions with micelles to cleanse and refresh.	Water-based solutions with micelles to cleanse and refresh.
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Ingredient highlights

The Cool Micellar Cleanser

Gentle Micellar Water

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

The Cool Micellar Cleanser

Gentle Micellar Water

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua\eau), propanediol, polysorbate 20, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, trehalose, algae extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, medicago sativa (alfalfa) seed powder, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) seed meal, eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus) leaf oil, sodium gluconate, copper gluconate, calcium gluconate, magnesium gluconate, zinc gluconate, tocopheryl succinate, niacin, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed powder, glycerin, sea salt (maris sal\sel marin), ethylhexylglycerin, caffeine, sodium hyaluronate, laminaria digitata extract, dictyopteris polypodioides extract, castanea sativa (chestnut) seed extract, butylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sucrose, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, citronellol, disodium edta-copper, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, blue 1 (ci 42090) 10	Aqua (water), poloxamer 184, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, rosa moschata seed oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (fragrance), citric acid, sodium hydroxide, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Water (aqua\eau), propanediol, polysorbate 20, bis-peg-12 dimethicone, trehalose, algae extract, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed oil, medicago sativa (alfalfa) seed powder, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seedcake, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) seed meal, eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus) leaf oil, sodium gluconate, copper gluconate, calcium gluconate, magnesium gluconate, zinc gluconate, tocopheryl succinate, niacin, sesamum indicum (sesame) seed powder, glycerin, sea salt (maris sal\sel marin), ethylhexylglycerin, caffeine, sodium hyaluronate, laminaria digitata extract, dictyopteris polypodioides extract, castanea sativa (chestnut) seed extract, butylene glycol, macrocystis pyrifera (kelp) extract, sucrose, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, benzyl benzoate, coumarin, citronellol, disodium edta-copper, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, blue 1 (ci 42090)

Aqua (water), poloxamer 184, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, glycerin, rosa moschata seed oil, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (fragrance), citric acid, sodium hydroxide, hexyl cinnamal, coumarin, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

The Cool Micellar Cleanser

Gentle Micellar Water

Soothing: Sucrose

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopheryl succinate

Solvent: Water (aqua\eau), Benzyl benzoate, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

The Cool Micellar Cleanser

Gentle Micellar Water

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.

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Polysorbate 20

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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