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Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

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Ultra Gentle Gel Cleanser

Product category and function

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Ultra Gentle Gel 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

Ultra Gentle Gel Cleanser

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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

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Ultra Gentle Gel 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	Aqua (water), cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, decyl glucoside, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, citric acid, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, panthenol (d), ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 17

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

Aqua (water), cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, decyl glucoside, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, fomes officinalis (mushroom) extract, citric acid, disodium edta, potassium sorbate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, panthenol (d), ethylhexylglycerin, alcohol

Notable ingredients

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Ultra Gentle Gel Cleanser

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

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Panthenol (d)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Ultra Gentle Gel 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