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Acne Clearing Body Wash

Product category and function

Shea Butter

Acne Clearing Body 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

Shea Butter

Acne Clearing Body 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

Shea Butter

Acne Clearing Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cetyl alcohol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glycerin, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, tocopheryl acetate, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, palmitic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, fragrance, sodium salicylate, sodium benzoate, propyl gallate, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, bht 10	Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycolic acid, tetrasodium edta, tanacetum annuum flower oil

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cetyl alcohol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, glycerin, panthenol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, tocopheryl acetate, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, palmitic acid, stearic acid, myristic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, fragrance, sodium salicylate, sodium benzoate, propyl gallate, sodium hydroxide, trisodium edta, bht

Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl isethionate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, lauric acid, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl glycinate, glycine soja (soybean) oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, palmitic acid, stearic acid, benzyl alcohol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium benzoate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycolic acid, tetrasodium edta, tanacetum annuum flower oil

Notable ingredients

Shea Butter

Acne Clearing Body Wash

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Propyl gallate, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient)

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid (2%, active ingredient)

Solvent: Water, Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Shea Butter

Acne Clearing Body 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.

Glycine soja (soybean) oil

Also-called: Soybean Oil | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning

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

Sodium laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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