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Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

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Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Product category and function

Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

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

Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

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

Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polyisobutene, butylene glycol, polysorbate 60, isopropyl isostearate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triethanolamine, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben, fragrance (parfum) 7	Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, laureth-2, fragrance, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, blue 1, aloe vera

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water/aqua/eau, hydrogenated polyisobutene, butylene glycol, polysorbate 60, isopropyl isostearate, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, pistacia vera seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed wheat protein, triethanolamine, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, avena sativa (oat) kernel flour, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, ethylparaben, fragrance (parfum)

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, laureth-2, fragrance, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, blue 1, aloe vera

Notable ingredients

Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol

Abrasive: Avena sativa (oat) kernel flour

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Moisture Milky Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Water/aqua/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.

Hydrogenated polyisobutene

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning

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

Butylene glycol

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

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