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Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

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Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

Product category and function

Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

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

Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

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

Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cetyl betaine, hydrated silica, salicylic acid, distearyldimonium chloride, sodium lauryl sulfate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, niacinamide, ppg-30, steareth-21, steareth-2, cetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, disodium edta, fragrance, vitamin c, peptide, vitamin b3 8	Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, cellulose, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, glycolic acid, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, disodium edta, fragrance, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, agar, bht, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, iron oxides, mica, yellow 5, titanium dioxide, red 30, red 40

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, ppg-15 stearyl ether, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, cetyl betaine, hydrated silica, salicylic acid, distearyldimonium chloride, sodium lauryl sulfate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, palmitoyl pentapeptide-4, niacinamide, ppg-30, steareth-21, steareth-2, cetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, disodium edta, fragrance, vitamin c, peptide, vitamin b3

Salicylic acid (2%), water, cetyl alcohol, ppg-15 stearyl ether, cellulose, glycerin, polysorbate 60, steareth-21, c12-15 alkyl lactate, glycolic acid, cetyl lactate, potassium cetyl phosphate, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, disodium edta, fragrance, menthol, benzalkonium chloride, agar, bht, sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate, iron oxides, mica, yellow 5, titanium dioxide, red 30, red 40

Notable ingredients

Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Vitamin b3, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide, Sodium benzotriazolyl butylphenol sulfonate

Soothing: Menthol

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Ingredients with their functions

Vitamin C + Peptide 24 Brightening Facial Cleanser

Oil Free Acne Wash Daily Scrub

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.

Ppg-15 stearyl ether

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