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Orange Cleansing Soap

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Balancing Cleanser

Product category and function

Orange Cleansing Soap

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

Orange Cleansing Soap

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

Orange Cleansing Soap

Balancing Cleanser

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Aqua (water, eau), stearic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, peg-8 stearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl isostearate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, triethanolamine, parfum (fragrance), diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, quaternium-15, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, limonene, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 15985 (yellow 6), ci 16035 (red 40) 6	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)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Aqua (water, eau), stearic acid, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, ethylhexyl palmitate, peg-8 stearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, propylene glycol, cetyl alcohol, glyceryl isostearate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, triethanolamine, parfum (fragrance), diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, quaternium-15, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde, limonene, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 15985 (yellow 6), ci 16035 (red 40)

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

Orange Cleansing Soap

Balancing Cleanser

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Quaternium-15

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Orange Cleansing Soap

Balancing Cleanser

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.

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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