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Skin Refining Cleanser

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Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

Product category and function

Skin Refining Cleanser

Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

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

Skin Refining Cleanser

Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

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

Skin Refining Cleanser

Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

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Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, butylene glycol, lauric acid, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, poloxamer 188, sodium caseinate, peg-40 castor oil, phenoxyethanol, sodium laureth sulfate, diazolidinyl urea, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, zinc sulfate 9	Elderflower extract, rosemary extract, mineral-rich salts, water (aqua/eau), glycerin, stearic acid, myristic acid, peg-8, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate se, sodium polyacrylate starch, disodium edta, polyquaternium-39, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), fragrance (parfum), limonene, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, butylene glycol, lauric acid, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, poloxamer 188, sodium caseinate, peg-40 castor oil, phenoxyethanol, sodium laureth sulfate, diazolidinyl urea, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, zinc sulfate

Elderflower extract, rosemary extract, mineral-rich salts, water (aqua/eau), glycerin, stearic acid, myristic acid, peg-8, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, butylene glycol, glyceryl stearate se, sodium polyacrylate starch, disodium edta, polyquaternium-39, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, sambucus nigra flower extract, sea salt (maris sal/sel marin), fragrance (parfum), limonene, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Skin Refining Cleanser

Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc sulfate

Astringent: Zinc sulfate

Soothing: Sambucus nigra flower extract, Rosemary extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosemary extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Refining Cleanser

Pure Plush Gentle Deep Cleansing Foam

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.

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Glycerin

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