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Skin Refining Cleanser

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Homme Active Water Foam Cleanser

Product category and function

Skin Refining Cleanser

Homme Active Water Foam 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

Skin Refining Cleanser

Homme Active Water Foam 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

Skin Refining Cleanser

Homme Active Water Foam Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	Water, glycerin, stearic acid, myristic acid, butylene glycol, peg-32, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, lauryl glucoside, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, fragrance, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, peg-14m, olive oil peg-8 esters, sea water, disodium edta, allantoin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium cocoyl glycinate, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, biosaccharide gum-1, calcium gluconate, copper gluconate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 26

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

Water, glycerin, stearic acid, myristic acid, butylene glycol, peg-32, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, lauryl glucoside, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, fragrance, mangifera indica (mango) seed butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, peg-14m, olive oil peg-8 esters, sea water, disodium edta, allantoin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, potassium cocoyl glycinate, magnesium aspartate, zinc gluconate, biosaccharide gum-1, calcium gluconate, copper gluconate

Notable ingredients

Skin Refining Cleanser

Homme Active Water Foam Cleanser

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc sulfate

Astringent: Zinc sulfate

Soothing: Allantoin

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Peg-32, Sea water

Anti-microbial: Zinc gluconate

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Refining Cleanser

Homme Active Water Foam 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.

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