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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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Purifying Foam Gel

Product category and function

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Purifying Foam Gel

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

Purifying Foam Gel

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

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Purifying Foam Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 7	Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl glucoside, lauramidopropyl betaine, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, phellodendron amurense bark extract, laminaria saccharina extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, butylene glycol, copper pca, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, citric acid, bht, fragrance (parfum), linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, benzyl salicylate, disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Total Number of ingredients = 23

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

Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl glucoside, lauramidopropyl betaine, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, phellodendron amurense bark extract, laminaria saccharina extract, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, butylene glycol, copper pca, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, citric acid, bht, fragrance (parfum), linalool, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, benzyl salicylate, disodium edta, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Purifying Foam Gel

Solvent: Water, Hexylene glycol, Peg-8

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

Antioxidant: Bht

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Purifying Foam Gel

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.