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Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

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Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Salicylic Acid 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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Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Salicylic Acid 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

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Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Salicylic Acid 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 8	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/sebacate, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, menthol, bisabolol, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa canina fruit extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, beta-glucan, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, myristoyl pentapeptide-17.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

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 (0.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/sebacate, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, menthol, bisabolol, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa canina fruit extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, beta-glucan, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, myristoyl pentapeptide-17.

Notable ingredients

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Avena sativa (oat) bran extract, Bisabolol, Menthol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) bran extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Power-Cream Wash

Salicylic Acid 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