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Gentle Polish

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Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

Product category and function

Gentle Polish

Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

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

Gentle Polish

Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

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

Gentle Polish

Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated jojoba oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, cetyl alcohol, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, talc, peg-8 stearate, honey extract (mel), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, stearic acid, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, carbomer, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, methicone, fragrance (parfum) 9	Water (aqua), sunflower seed (helianthus annuus) oil, lactic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, willow bark (salix alba) extract, tea-laureth sulfate, aloe barbadensis gel, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, triethanolamine, sassafras officinale extract, chamomile (anthemis nobilis) extract, (ginseng) panax ginseng extract, milfoil (achillea millefolium) extract, (lemongrass) cymbopogon schoenanthus extract, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum).

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water/aqua/eau, cyclopentasiloxane, hydrogenated jojoba oil, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), glycerin, cetyl alcohol, paraffin, glyceryl stearate, mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum), peg-100 stearate, talc, peg-8 stearate, honey extract (mel), prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, stearic acid, sodium laureth sulfate, polysorbate 60, hydroxyethylcellulose, disodium edta, carbomer, butylene glycol, triethanolamine, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, methicone, fragrance (parfum)

Water (aqua), sunflower seed (helianthus annuus) oil, lactic acid, glyceryl stearate, stearic acid, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, willow bark (salix alba) extract, tea-laureth sulfate, aloe barbadensis gel, tocopheryl acetate, allantoin, triethanolamine, sassafras officinale extract, chamomile (anthemis nobilis) extract, (ginseng) panax ginseng extract, milfoil (achillea millefolium) extract, (lemongrass) cymbopogon schoenanthus extract, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance (parfum).

Notable ingredients

Gentle Polish

Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Cyclopentasiloxane, Glycerin, Mineral oil (paraffinum liquidum)

Abrasive: Hydrogenated jojoba oil, Talc

Absorbent: Talc

Soothing: Allantoin, Chamomile (anthemis nobilis) extract, (lemongrass) cymbopogon schoenanthus extract, Willow bark (salix alba) extract

Antioxidant: (ginseng) panax ginseng extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Polish

Betaplex Gentle Cleansing Milk

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.

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Hydrogenated jojoba oil

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Abrasive

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