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Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

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Product category and function

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

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

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

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

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

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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 10	Water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, cetyl alcohol, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycereth-2 cocoate, sucrose cocoate, dimethicone, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, hypnea musciformis extract, steareth-20, gelidiella acerosa extract, glycol distearate, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, sargassum filipendula extract, steareth-4, rosa damascena flower extract, steareth-10, benzoic acid, pentylene glycol, sorbitol, bisabolol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 35

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

Water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, cetyl alcohol, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycereth-2 cocoate, sucrose cocoate, dimethicone, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, hypnea musciformis extract, steareth-20, gelidiella acerosa extract, glycol distearate, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, sargassum filipendula extract, steareth-4, rosa damascena flower extract, steareth-10, benzoic acid, pentylene glycol, sorbitol, bisabolol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate.

Notable ingredients

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Panthenol, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser With Retinol

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

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