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Active Clean Body Wash

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Mario Badescu
Citrus Body Cleanser

Product category and function

Active Clean Body Wash

Citrus Body Cleanser

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Active Clean Body Wash

Citrus Body 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

Active Clean Body Wash

Citrus Body Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates copolymer, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, charcoal powder, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-3 distearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, trisodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben 7	Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium chloride, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, tilia cordata (linden) flower extract, methylparaben, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, parfum (fragrance), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, linalool, ci 19140 (yellow 5)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates copolymer, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, charcoal powder, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-3 distearate, fragrance, sodium chloride, trisodium edta, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben

Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, propylene glycol, glycerin, sodium chloride, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, tilia cordata (linden) flower extract, methylparaben, propylparaben, phenoxyethanol, diazolidinyl urea, parfum (fragrance), benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene, linalool, ci 19140 (yellow 5)

Notable ingredients

Active Clean Body Wash

Citrus Body Cleanser

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate

Abrasive: Charcoal powder

Absorbent: Charcoal powder

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Active Clean Body Wash

Citrus Body Cleanser

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.

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.