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Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

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Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

Product category and function

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

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

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, trehalose, petrolatum, retinol, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, mineral oil, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, steareth-21, steareth-2, stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, disodium edta, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance 8	Benzoyl peroxide (10%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water (aqua), silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water, isopropyl palmitate, glycerin, trehalose, petrolatum, retinol, niacinamide, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, dimethicone, mineral oil, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, steareth-21, steareth-2, stearic acid, palmitic acid, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, disodium edta, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, 1,2-hexanediol, phenoxyethanol, fragrance

Benzoyl peroxide (10%), carbomer homopolymer type c, carbomer interpolymer type a, decyl glucoside, dimethicone, dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, glycerin, palmitic acid, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, polyoxyl 40 stearate, propanediol, purified water (aqua), silica, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropylsulfonate, sorbitan stearate, stearic acid, t-butyl alcohol, xanthan gum.

Notable ingredients

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Solvent: Purified water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol, T-butyl alcohol

Abrasive: Silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Acne Foaming Wash with 10% Benzoyl Peroxide

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.

Isopropyl palmitate

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, 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