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Mario Badescu
Orange Cleansing Soap

Versus

Merle Norman
Gentle Polish

Product category and function

Orange Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

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

Gentle Polish

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

Orange Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

No. of common ingredients = 0
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) 10	Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated jojoba oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, cetyl alcohol, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, talc, peg-8 stearate, honey extract (mel), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, stearic acid, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, carbomer, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, methicone, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 27

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)

Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated jojoba oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, cetyl alcohol, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, talc, peg-8 stearate, honey extract (mel), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, stearic acid, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, carbomer, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, methicone, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Orange Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Quaternium-15

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum)

Abrasive: Hydrogenated jojoba oil, Talc

Absorbent: Talc

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Ingredients with their functions

Orange Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

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.