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Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

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Kiehl's
Facial Fuel Scrub

Product category and function

Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

Facial Fuel Scrub

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

Facial Fuel 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

Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

Facial Fuel Scrub

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, silica, calcium carbonate, glycerin, stearic acid, cetyl esters, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, kaolin, potassium stearate, glyceryl caprylate, decyl glucoside, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, styrax benzoin gum, limonene, linalool, bambusa arundinacea (bamboo) stem extract, tourmaline, sodium hyaluronate, laminaria saccharina extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sucrose, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, tocopherol, xanthan gum, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, bentonite, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891 11	Aqua/water, myristic acid, palmitic acid, perlite, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, prunus armeniaca seed powder (apricot seed powder), disodium cocoyl glutamate, glycerin, sodium lauroyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-60 myristyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, (argilla) magnesium aluminum silicate, citric acid, sodium cocoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, parfum/fragrance, menthol, caffeine, limonene, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), tocopherol, castanea sativa seed extract (chestnut seed extract), pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, citrus aurantium dulcis juice (orange juice), citrus limon juice (lemon juice), sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water/aqua/eau, silica, calcium carbonate, glycerin, stearic acid, cetyl esters, cetyl alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, kaolin, potassium stearate, glyceryl caprylate, decyl glucoside, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, lavandula hybrida oil, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, anthemis nobilis flower oil, styrax benzoin gum, limonene, linalool, bambusa arundinacea (bamboo) stem extract, tourmaline, sodium hyaluronate, laminaria saccharina extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, sucrose, caprylyl glycol, caffeine, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, tocopherol, xanthan gum, peg-100 stearate, magnesium aluminum silicate, bentonite, sodium phytate, phenoxyethanol, titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Aqua/water, myristic acid, palmitic acid, perlite, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, prunus armeniaca seed powder (apricot seed powder), disodium cocoyl glutamate, glycerin, sodium lauroyl glutamate, phenoxyethanol, ceteareth-60 myristyl glycol, sodium hydroxide, (argilla) magnesium aluminum silicate, citric acid, sodium cocoyl glutamate, caprylyl glycol, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, parfum/fragrance, menthol, caffeine, limonene, glycine soja oil (soybean oil), tocopherol, castanea sativa seed extract (chestnut seed extract), pentylene glycol, hydrolyzed soy protein, citrus aurantium dulcis juice (orange juice), citrus limon juice (lemon juice), sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

Facial Fuel Scrub

Soothing: Sucrose

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Limonene

Soothing: Menthol

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua/water, Glycerin, Limonene, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

Checks and Balances Polishing Face Scrub

Facial Fuel Scrub

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.

Silica

Also-called: Silicon dioxide | Function: Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Calcium carbonate

Function: Buffering, Abrasive

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.