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Mario Badescu
Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Versus

Merle Norman
Gentle Polish

Product category and function

Seaweed 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

Seaweed 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

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

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) 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 = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 27

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)

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

Seaweed Cleansing Soap

Gentle Polish

Soothing: Fucus vesiculosus (bladderwrack) extract

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

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate

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

Seaweed 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.

Propylene glycol

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

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