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Neutrogena
Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

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Cetaphil
Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Product category and function

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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Salicylic acid (2%) (acne treatment), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycolic acid, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, fragrance, xanthan gum, disodium edta, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, panthenol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, butylene glycol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, green 5, yellow 5, blue 1 7	Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Salicylic acid (2%) (acne treatment), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycolic acid, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, fragrance, xanthan gum, disodium edta, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, panthenol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, butylene glycol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, green 5, yellow 5, blue 1

Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Salicylic acid (2%) (acne treatment)

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

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.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing