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Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

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Balancing Cleanser

Product category and function

Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

Balancing Cleanser

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

Balancing 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

Balancing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 22	Total Number of ingredients = 22
Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, jojoba esters, acrylates copolymer, glycol stearate, butylene glycol, sodium pca, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, glycolic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, polyquaternium-4, sodium hydroxide, sodium chloride, citric acid, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, jojoba beads 8	Water, glycerin, sorbitol, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, laureth-4 carboxylic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, jojoba esters, fragrance, microcrystalline wax, citric acid, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, polyquaternium-39, disodium edta, benzophenone-4, agave tequilana leaf extract, sodium benzoate, salicylic acid, blue 1, ext. violet 2, ferric ferrocyanide

Notable ingredients

Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

Balancing Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Jojoba esters

Antioxidant: Sodium ascorbyl phosphate

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Jojoba esters

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Ingredients with their functions

Aha/Bha Exfoliating Cleanser

Balancing 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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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