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Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

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Special Cleansing Gel

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Product category and function

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Special Cleansing Gel

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

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Special Cleansing 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Special Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate, acrylates crosspolymer-4, cellulose, polysorbate 20, citric acid, sodium benzoate, glycolic acid, fragrance, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid 8	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate, acrylates crosspolymer-4, cellulose, polysorbate 20, citric acid, sodium benzoate, glycolic acid, fragrance, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, butylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, quillaja saponaria bark extract, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, melissa officinalis leaf extract, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, cymbopogon nardus (citronella) oil, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium cocoamphoacetate, hydroxyacetophenone, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, propanediol, citric acid, o-cymen-5-ol, disodium edta, ppg-5-ceteth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate

Notable ingredients

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Special Cleansing Gel

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Absorbent: Cellulose

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-microbial: O-cymen-5-ol

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Special Cleansing Gel

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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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