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Obagi
Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

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Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

Product category and function

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

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

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

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

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 16
Water, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, phenoxyethanol, fragrance (parfum), ethylhexylglycerin, glycerin, saponins, xanthan gum, borago officinalis extract, medicago sativa (alfalfa) extract, ascorbic acid, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, red 33, yellow 5 7	Salicylic acid 0.5, water, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, butylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, lactic acid, bisabolol, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, camellia sinensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Soothing: Bisabolol, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Balancing Foam Cleanser, 0.5% Salicylic Acid

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.

Sodium lauroyl oat amino acids

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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