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Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

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Merle Norman
Skintelligent Cleanser

Product category and function

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face 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

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face 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

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Skintelligent Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, microcrystalline cellulose, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance, lactose, cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ultramarines 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 = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water, microcrystalline cellulose, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, decyl glucoside, glycerin, panthenol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, fragrance, lactose, cellulose, sodium lauryl sulfate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, ultramarines

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

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Skintelligent Cleanser

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

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

Maximum Hydration Deep Cleansing Face Scrub

Skintelligent 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.

Microcrystalline cellulose

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing, Abrasive, Absorbent

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.