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Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

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Targeted Clarifying Gel

Product category and function

Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

Targeted Clarifying Gel

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

Targeted Clarifying Gel

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

Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

Targeted Clarifying Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 14	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Salicylic acid (2%) (acne medication), alcohol denat., water, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, butylene glycol, glycereth-7, methyl gluceth-20, alcohol, fragrance, propylene glycol, benzophenone-4, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, blue 1 5	Alcohol denat., propylene glycol, butylene glycol, peg-8, salicylic acid, polyacrylamide, aqua/water/eau, c13-14 isoparaffin, citric acid, acetyl mandelic acid, tartaric acid, retinyl acetate, laureth-7, arachis hypogaea (peanut) oil

Notable ingredients

Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

Targeted Clarifying Gel

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%) (acne medication)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid, Tartaric acid

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl acetate

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Ingredients with their functions

Clear Pore Oil-Eliminating Astringent

Targeted Clarifying Gel

Salicylic acid (2%) (acne medication)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

Alcohol denat.

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

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

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.