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Maximum Hydration Face Wash

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Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

Product category and function

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Hydrating Gentle 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

Hydrating Gentle 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

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 6	Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), panthenol (provitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), cymbopogon schoenanthus (lemon grass) extract, equisetum arvense (horsetail) leaf extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower, allantoin, potassium sorbate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, natural fragrance oil

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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

Purified water, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine (coconut derived), cocamidopropyl betaine (coconut derived), disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glyceryl laurate (vegetable derived), sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), panthenol (provitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), cymbopogon schoenanthus (lemon grass) extract, equisetum arvense (horsetail) leaf extract, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower, allantoin, potassium sorbate, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, natural fragrance oil

Notable ingredients

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Hydrating Gentle Cleanser

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Soothing: Allantoin, Cymbopogon schoenanthus (lemon grass) extract, Equisetum arvense (horsetail) leaf extract, Panthenol (provitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Purified water

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Ingredients with their functions

Maximum Hydration Face Wash

Hydrating Gentle 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.