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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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Balancing Cleanser

Product category and function

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Balancing 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

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Balancing 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

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Balancing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, peg-8, coco-betaine, hexylene glycol, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, zinc pca, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, parfum/fragrance 5	Aqua (water), ethylhexyl palmitate, aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf extract, sorbitan stearate, glyceryl stearate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl alcohol, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, glycerin, parfum (fragrance)

Notable ingredients

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Balancing Cleanser

Solvent: Water, Hexylene glycol, Peg-8

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Balancing Cleanser

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.

Peg-8

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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