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Neutrogena
Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

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Merle Norman
Skintelligent Cleanser

Product category and function

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

Skintelligent 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 Wash Daily Scrub

Skintelligent 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 Wash Daily Scrub

Skintelligent Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, cellulose, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, glycolic acid, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, disodium edta, fragrance, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, agar, bht, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, iron oxides, mica, yellow 5, titanium dioxide, red 30, red 40 9	Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, methyl gluceth-20, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lactose, mannitol, cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, triethyl citrate, mica (ci 77019), acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), talc, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, cellulose, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, glycolic acid, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, disodium edta, fragrance, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, agar, bht, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, iron oxides, mica, yellow 5, titanium dioxide, red 30, red 40

Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, methyl gluceth-20, glycerin, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lactose, mannitol, cellulose, ascorbyl palmitate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, triethyl citrate, mica (ci 77019), acrylates/ammonium methacrylate copolymer, hydroxyacetophenone, microcrystalline cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, aminomethyl propanol, disodium edta, fragrance (parfum), talc, iron oxides (ci 77489, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Notable ingredients

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

Skintelligent Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate

Soothing: Menthol

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

Skintelligent Cleanser

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