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Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

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Facial Cleanser

Product category and function

Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

Facial 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

Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

Facial 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

Full ingredient list

Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium laureth sulfate, glycereth-7, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, borago officinalis extract, oleyl lactate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, saponins, ethylhexylglycerin, ethoxydiglycol, fragrance (parfum), triethanolamine, yellow 5. 6	Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, glycerin, panthenol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 10 (ci 47005)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, sodium laureth sulfate, glycereth-7, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, borago officinalis extract, oleyl lactate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, saponins, ethylhexylglycerin, ethoxydiglycol, fragrance (parfum), triethanolamine, yellow 5.

Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, camellia oleifera leaf extract, glycerin, panthenol, butylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, fragrance (parfum), blue 1 (ci 42090), yellow 10 (ci 47005)

Notable ingredients

Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

Facial Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Ethoxydiglycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Nu-Derm Gentle Cleanser

Facial 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.

Glycerin

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