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Melrose Place Body Cleanser

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Active Clean Body Wash

Melrose Place 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

Melrose Place 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 vegan cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Active Clean Body Wash

Melrose Place 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 9	Aqua (water, eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, acrylates copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, rosa canina fruit oil, lactobacillus ferment, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, cocamide mipa, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, polyquaternium-7, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, ext violet 2 (ci 60730)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, acrylates copolymer, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, rosa canina fruit oil, lactobacillus ferment, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, cocamide mipa, disodium edta, hydroxyacetophenone, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, polyquaternium-7, polysorbate 20, tocopherol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), citronellol, hydroxycitronellal, linalool, ext violet 2 (ci 60730)

Notable ingredients

Active Clean Body Wash

Melrose Place Body Cleanser

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

Abrasive: Charcoal powder

Absorbent: Charcoal powder

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Lactobacillus ferment

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

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Ingredients with their functions

Active Clean Body Wash

Melrose Place 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.