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Sensitive Face Wash

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Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Product category and function

Sensitive Face Wash

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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

Sensitive Face Wash

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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

Sensitive Face Wash

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycerin, sodium laureth sulfate, carbomer, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf extract, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, fragrance 7	Water, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water, glycerin, sodium laureth sulfate, carbomer, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf extract, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, xanthan gum, maltodextrin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, phenoxyethanol, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, benzophenone-4, fragrance

Water, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, cholesterol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, carbomer, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, sodium hyaluronate, niacinamide, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate

Notable ingredients

Sensitive Face Wash

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

Sunscreen/UV filter: Benzophenone-4

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Sensitive Face Wash

Foaming Facial Cleanser for Normal to Oily Skin

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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent