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Skintelligent Cleanser

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Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Product category and function

Skintelligent Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

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

Skintelligent Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

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

Skintelligent Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, methyl gluceth-20, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lactose, mannitol, cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, triethyl citrate, mica (ci 77019), acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), talc, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891) 9	Water, microcrystalline cellulose, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance, lactose, cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ultramarines

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, methyl gluceth-20, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lactose, mannitol, cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, triethyl citrate, mica (ci 77019), acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), talc, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Water, microcrystalline cellulose, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance, lactose, cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ultramarines

Notable ingredients

Skintelligent Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Skintelligent Cleanser

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Aqua/water/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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder

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