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Neutrogena
Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

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Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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Product category and function

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 17	Total Number of ingredients = 7
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 4	Water, benzoyl peroxide, carbomer, glycerin, lauryl methacrylate/glycol dimethacrylate crosspolymer, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Absorbent: Cellulose

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Hydro Boost Daily Gel Cream Exfoliating Cleanser

Daily Deep Cleanser – 5% BPO

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.