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A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

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Cool Body Wash

Product category and function

A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

Cool Body Wash

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

Cool Body 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

A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

Cool Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium chloride, glycolic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, tilia cordata flower extract, panax ginseng root extract, panthenyl hydroxypropyl steardimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (fragrance), sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, sodium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4) 8	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, menthol, glycerin, sodium chloride, citric acid, glycol distearate, laureth-4, tocopherol, sodium sulfate, sodium benzoate, linalool, limonene, fragrance, blue 1, red 40

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium chloride, glycolic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, tilia cordata flower extract, panax ginseng root extract, panthenyl hydroxypropyl steardimonium chloride, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, parfum (fragrance), sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, sodium sulfate, caprylyl glycol, linalool, hexyl cinnamal, citronellol, limonene, benzyl alcohol, geraniol, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 14700 (red 4)

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, decyl glucoside, menthol, glycerin, sodium chloride, citric acid, glycol distearate, laureth-4, tocopherol, sodium sulfate, sodium benzoate, linalool, limonene, fragrance, blue 1, red 40

Notable ingredients

A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

Cool Body Wash

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

A.H.A Botanical Body Soap

Cool Body Wash

Aqua (water, 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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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