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Essential C Cleanser

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Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

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Essential C Cleanser

Vitamin C Daily Brightening 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

Essential C Cleanser

Vitamin C Daily Brightening 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Essential C Cleanser

Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e 9	Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e

Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), niacinamide (vitamin b3), panthenol (provitamin b5), glycolic acid, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c ester), arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract, lilium candidum (madonna lily) leaf cell extract, (organic) camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), allantoin, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Essential C Cleanser

Vitamin C Daily Brightening Cleanser

Anti-acne: Vitamin a

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Vitamin a

Anti-acne: Niacinamide (vitamin b3)

Soothing: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Skin brightening: Niacinamide (vitamin b3), Arctostaphylos uva ursi (bearberry) leaf extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Essential C Cleanser

Vitamin C Daily Brightening 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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