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Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

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Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

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Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

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

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula hybrida oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, styrax benzoin gum, linalool, limonene, tourmaline, laminaria saccharina extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-7, butylene glycol, disodium edta, peg-3 distearate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol 12	Purified water, stearic acid, myristic acid, peg-8, glycerin, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, alcohol denat., butylene glycol, kaolin, glyceryl stearate se, volcanic ash (7,900 ppm), nelumbium speciosum flower extract, prunella vulgaris extract, sea clay extract, brassica campestris (rapeseed) extract, vinegar, potassium sorbate, sasa quelpaertensis extract, spa water, silica, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, peg-14m, acacia senegal gum, peat water, citric acid, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium benzoate, fragrance, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 33

Water (aqua/eau), myristic acid, glycerin, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, lavandula hybrida oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, styrax benzoin gum, linalool, limonene, tourmaline, laminaria saccharina extract, hydrolyzed wheat protein, ethylhexylglycerin, tocopherol, cetearyl alcohol, polyquaternium-7, butylene glycol, disodium edta, peg-3 distearate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Purified water, stearic acid, myristic acid, peg-8, glycerin, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, alcohol denat., butylene glycol, kaolin, glyceryl stearate se, volcanic ash (7,900 ppm), nelumbium speciosum flower extract, prunella vulgaris extract, sea clay extract, brassica campestris (rapeseed) extract, vinegar, potassium sorbate, sasa quelpaertensis extract, spa water, silica, polyquaternium-7, disodium edta, peg-14m, acacia senegal gum, peat water, citric acid, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, 1,2-hexanediol, sodium benzoate, fragrance, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua/eau), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Antioxidant: Prunella vulgaris extract

Solvent: Purified water, 1,2-hexanediol, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene, Peg-8

Abrasive: Silica, Volcanic ash (7,900 ppm), Kaolin

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Ingredients with their functions

Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash

Jeju Volcanic Lava Anti Dust Pore Cleansing Foam

Water (aqua/eau)

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.

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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