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Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

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The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial Wash

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Product category and function

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial Wash

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin. 9	Aqua/water/eau, solum diatomeae (diatomaceous earth/terre de diatomees), acrylates copolymer, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycerin, decyl glucoside, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, lauryl glucoside, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hexylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, limonene, panthenol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) juice, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium phosphate, tocopherol, tocotrienols, borago officinalis seed oil, triolein, trilinolein.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Water (aqua), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin.

Aqua/water/eau, solum diatomeae (diatomaceous earth/terre de diatomees), acrylates copolymer, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycerin, decyl glucoside, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, lauryl glucoside, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, hydroxyethylcellulose, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, hexylene glycol, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, limonene, panthenol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) juice, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 60, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium phosphate, tocopherol, tocotrienols, borago officinalis seed oil, triolein, trilinolein.

Notable ingredients

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial Wash

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Abrasive: Synthetic wax

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol, Limonene

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Ingredients with their functions

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

The Microdelivery Exfoliating Daily Facial Wash

Water (aqua)

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.

Synthetic wax

Function: Viscosity controlling, Emulsion stabilizing, Abrasive

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

Glycerin

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