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Blemish + Age Defense

Product category and function

Gel Plus

Blemish + Age Defense

Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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Ingredient highlights

Gel Plus

Blemish + Age Defense

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

Gel Plus

Blemish + Age Defense

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 7	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Alcohol denat, ammonium hydroxide, aqua/water/eau, glycolic acid, polyquaternium-10, propylene glycol, tetrasodium edta 4	Glycolic acid (3.5%), octadecenedioic acid (dioic acid, 2%), salicylic acid (1.5%), capryloyl salicylic acid (lha, 0.3%), citric acid (0.5%), hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid (hepes, 0.5%), alcohol denat., aqua/water/eau, methylpropanediol, diisopropyl adipate, sodium hydroxide, polyquaternium-10, tocopherol, helianthus annuus seed oil (sunflower seed oil)

Notable ingredients

Gel Plus

Blemish + Age Defense

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Alcohol denat, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Alcohol denat

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (1.5%)

Skin brightening: Octadecenedioic acid (dioic acid, 2%)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Gel Plus

Blemish + Age Defense

Alcohol denat

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial

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

Ammonium hydroxide

Function: Buffering

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

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.