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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium coco sulfate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, citric acid, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polysorbate 20, behentrimonium chloride, sorbitol, caffeine, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, carum petroselinum (parsley) extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) extract, spinacia oleracea, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract. 7	Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium coco sulfate, sodium chloride, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, benzoic acid, ethylhexylglycerin, glycereth-2 cocoate, citric acid, citrus paradisi (grapefruit) oil, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, polysorbate 20, behentrimonium chloride, sorbitol, caffeine, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, carum petroselinum (parsley) extract, actinidia chinensis (kiwi) extract, spinacia oleracea, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract.

Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract

Solvent: Water

Anti-microbial: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

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Ingredients with their functions

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Water

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 methyl cocoyl taurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium coco sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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