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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

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Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

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) 10	Water aqua eau, glycerin, myristic acid, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, algae extract, sorbitol, caffeine, sodium pca, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, magnesium nitrate, sodium sulfite, sucrose, sodium metabisulfite, peg-3 distearate, butylene glycol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, bht, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 38

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)

Water aqua eau, glycerin, myristic acid, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, algae extract, sorbitol, caffeine, sodium pca, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, magnesium nitrate, sodium sulfite, sucrose, sodium metabisulfite, peg-3 distearate, butylene glycol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, bht, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Notable ingredients

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Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

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

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

Absorbent: Magnesium aluminum silicate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Sucrose

Antioxidant: Bht, Caffeine, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopheryl acetate, Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, Sodium sulfite

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Ingredients with their functions

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Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

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