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Maximum Hydration Face Wash

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Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Product category and function

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Gentle Foaming 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 Face Wash

Gentle Foaming 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 Face Wash

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 20	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium myreth sulfate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, menthol, tocopheryl acetate, alcohol denat., peg-90 glyceryl isostearate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, laureth-2, fragrance, sodium hydroxide, benzophenone-4, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, propylparaben, blue 1, aloe vera 5	Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, coco-glucoside, betaine, glycerin, panthenol (vitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), sodium benzoate, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, citric acid

Notable ingredients

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Gentle Foaming 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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium myreth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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