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Baby Gentle Wash

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Baby Gentle Wash

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

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Baby Gentle Wash

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

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Baby Gentle Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, glycol distearate, laureth-2, hydrogenated castor oil, sodium sulfate, fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid 10	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycol distearate, panthenol (vitamin b5), sodium chloride, calendula officinalis flower extract, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, polyquaternium-10, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, heliotropine, isopropyl palmitate, laureth-4, fragrance, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol (vitamin e), hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, coco-glucoside, glycerin, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, glycol distearate, laureth-2, hydrogenated castor oil, sodium sulfate, fragrance, citric acid, sodium benzoate, benzoic acid

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycol distearate, panthenol (vitamin b5), sodium chloride, calendula officinalis flower extract, glyceryl oleate, coco-glucoside, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, polyquaternium-10, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, heliotropine, isopropyl palmitate, laureth-4, fragrance, citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, tocopherol (vitamin e), hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate

Notable ingredients

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Baby Gentle Wash

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Buffering: Citric acid

Chelating: Citric acid

Soothing: Calendula officinalis flower extract, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

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Baby Gentle Wash

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.