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Acne Defense Spot Treatment

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Bha 9 Treatment

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Acne Defense Spot Treatment

Bha 9 Treatment

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Acne Defense Spot Treatment

Bha 9 Treatment

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

Acne Defense Spot Treatment

Bha 9 Treatment

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid 2.0%, sd alcohol 40-b, aqua/water/eau, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf/twig extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, laminaria saccharina extract, thermus thermophillus ferment, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, sea whip extract, bisabolol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, benzalkonium chloride 5	Propylene glycol, peg-75 stearate, peg-8, water, salicylic acid, glycerin, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, butylene glycol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, sea whip extract, arginine, polysorbate 20, disodium edta

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Salicylic acid 2.0%, sd alcohol 40-b, aqua/water/eau, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf/twig extract, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, laminaria saccharina extract, thermus thermophillus ferment, opuntia ficus-indica stem extract, sea whip extract, bisabolol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, benzalkonium chloride

Propylene glycol, peg-75 stearate, peg-8, water, salicylic acid, glycerin, avena sativa (oat) kernel extract, butylene glycol, boerhavia diffusa root extract, sea whip extract, arginine, polysorbate 20, disodium edta

Notable ingredients

Acne Defense Spot Treatment

Bha 9 Treatment

Soothing: 4-t-butylcyclohexanol, Bisabolol

Cell-signaling ingredient: 4-t-butylcyclohexanol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Pentylene glycol, Sd alcohol 40-b

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) kernel extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Defense Spot Treatment

Bha 9 Treatment

Salicylic acid 2.0%

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

Sd alcohol 40-b

Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent

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

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.