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Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

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Product category and function

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Full ingredient list

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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Aqua/water/eau, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, glycerin, gluconolactone, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, panthenol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, peg-150 distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, benzalkonium chloride, bht, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol 7	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Aqua/water/eau, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, glycerin, gluconolactone, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, panthenol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, peg-150 distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, benzalkonium chloride, bht, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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.

Peg-80 sorbitan laurate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent