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Neutrogena
Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser

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Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Product category and function

Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

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 Wash Cream Cleanser

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

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 Wash Cream Cleanser

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycolic acid, glycerin, steareth-21, polysorbate 60, c12-15 alkyl lactate, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, xanthan gum, fragrance, disodium edta, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, panthenol 8	Water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, trehalose, petrolatum, retinol, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, mineral oil, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, steareth-21, steareth-2, stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, disodium edta, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycolic acid, glycerin, steareth-21, polysorbate 60, c12-15 alkyl lactate, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, xanthan gum, fragrance, disodium edta, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, panthenol

Water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, trehalose, petrolatum, retinol, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, mineral oil, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, steareth-21, steareth-2, stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, disodium edta, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance

Notable ingredients

Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid (2%)

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Salicylic acid (2%)

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