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Merle Norman
Skin Refining Cleanser

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Renee Rouleau
Purifying Face Wash

RENNE ROULEAU SKINCARE Purifying Face Wash.

Product category and function

Skin Refining Cleanser

Purifying Face Wash

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

Purifying Face Wash

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

Purifying Face Wash

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 7	Water, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, lauramidopropyl betaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, helichrysum italicum extract, panthenol, allantoin, camellia oleifera leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, cananga odorata flower oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula hybrida oil, salvia sclarea (clary sage) oil

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 23

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, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, lauramidopropyl betaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, helichrysum italicum extract, panthenol, allantoin, camellia oleifera leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, cananga odorata flower oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula hybrida oil, salvia sclarea (clary sage) oil

Notable ingredients

Skin Refining Cleanser

Purifying Face Wash

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc sulfate

Astringent: Zinc sulfate

Soothing: Allantoin, Helichrysum italicum extract, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Refining Cleanser

Purifying Face Wash

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