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Obagi
Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

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Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Product category and function

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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 8	Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 22

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

Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

Notable ingredients

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

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

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium chloride

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Ingredients with their functions

Obagi-C C-Cleansing Gel

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily 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.

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.