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Seaweed Cleansing Soap

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Cleansing Gel

Product category and function

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Cleansing 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

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Cleansing 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

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water, eau), stearic acid, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, peg-8 stearate, glyceryl isostearate, ascophyllum nodosum powder, triethanolamine, parfum (fragrance), sodium laureth sulfate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, cetyl alcohol, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea, benzyl benzoate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamaldehyde, benzyl salicylate, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1) 9	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl glycinate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, lauric acid, potassium chloride, zinc gluconate, triethanolamine, manganese gluconate, magnesium gluconate, copper gluconate, tetrasodium edta, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1), linalool, limonene, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Aqua (water, eau), stearic acid, propylene glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, peg-8 stearate, glyceryl isostearate, ascophyllum nodosum powder, triethanolamine, parfum (fragrance), sodium laureth sulfate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, cetyl alcohol, fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract, glyceryl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, sodium chloride, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea, benzyl benzoate, limonene, linalool, hexyl cinnamaldehyde, benzyl salicylate, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1)

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl glycinate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, lauric acid, potassium chloride, zinc gluconate, triethanolamine, manganese gluconate, magnesium gluconate, copper gluconate, tetrasodium edta, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1), linalool, limonene, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Cleansing Gel

Soothing: Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc gluconate

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Cleansing Gel

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.

Propylene glycol

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

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