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Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

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Aquapower Facial Cleanser

Product category and function

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

Aquapower Facial Cleanser

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

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

Aquapower Facial Cleanser

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

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

Aquapower Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, myristic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, behenic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, butylene glycol, cetyl triethylmonium dimethicone peg-8 succinate, equisetum arvense extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, sodium hyaluronate, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, trisodium edta, blue 1 (ci 42090), sodium laureth sulfate, fragrance (parfum) 8	Glycerin, aqua, myristic acid, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, lauric acid, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, parfum, peg-14m, disodium edta, p-anisic acid, linalool, limonene, glycine soja oil, tocopherol, menthol, magnesium pca, zinc pca, vitreoscilla ferment, copper pca, ci 19140, ci 42090, manganese gluconate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water/aqua/eau, glycerin, myristic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium hydroxide, behenic acid, lauric acid, palmitic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, butylene glycol, cetyl triethylmonium dimethicone peg-8 succinate, equisetum arvense extract, eucalyptus globulus leaf extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, sodium hyaluronate, imidazolidinyl urea, diazolidinyl urea, trisodium edta, blue 1 (ci 42090), sodium laureth sulfate, fragrance (parfum)

Glycerin, aqua, myristic acid, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, palmitic acid, glyceryl stearate se, lauric acid, coco-glucoside, glycol distearate, parfum, peg-14m, disodium edta, p-anisic acid, linalool, limonene, glycine soja oil, tocopherol, menthol, magnesium pca, zinc pca, vitreoscilla ferment, copper pca, ci 19140, ci 42090, manganese gluconate

Notable ingredients

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

Aquapower Facial Cleanser

Soothing: Equisetum arvense extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua, Glycerin, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Foaming Cleanser Normal/Oily

Aquapower Facial Cleanser

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent