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Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

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Aha Intensive Complex

Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

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

Aha Intensive Complex

Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Aha Intensive Complex

Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

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Aqua/water/eau, lactic acid, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, polyacrylamide, cetyl ethylhexanoate, triethanolamine, c13-14 isoparaffin, saccharide isomerate, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, laureth-7, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea 9	Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), water, behenoxy dimethicone, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate se, lysozyme hcl, cocoyl arginine amide, polyacrylamide, capryloyl glycine, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, tocopheryl acetate, decylene glycol, butylene glycol, propanediol, mirabilis jalapa extract, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, cocoglycerides, maltodextrin, syringa vulgaris (lilac) extract, beta-glucan, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, myristoyl tetrapeptide-13, tromethamine.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Aqua/water/eau, lactic acid, cyclopentasiloxane, butylene glycol, glycerin, cyclohexasiloxane, polyacrylamide, cetyl ethylhexanoate, triethanolamine, c13-14 isoparaffin, saccharide isomerate, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) fruit extract, acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract, camellia oleifera leaf extract, tocopheryl acetate, laureth-7, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea

Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%), water, behenoxy dimethicone, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, glyceryl stearate se, lysozyme hcl, cocoyl arginine amide, polyacrylamide, capryloyl glycine, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, glyceryl stearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, tocopheryl acetate, decylene glycol, butylene glycol, propanediol, mirabilis jalapa extract, sodium carboxymethyl beta-glucan, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, cocoglycerides, maltodextrin, syringa vulgaris (lilac) extract, beta-glucan, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, myristoyl tetrapeptide-13, tromethamine.

Notable ingredients

Aha Intensive Complex

Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (2.5%)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, C13-14 isoparaffin, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Propanediol

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Ingredients with their functions

Aha Intensive Complex

Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Lotion

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.

Lactic acid

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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