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Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

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Renewing SA Cleanser

Product category and function

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Renewing SA Cleanser

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

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Renewing SA Cleanser

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

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Renewing SA Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, acrylates copolymer, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf oil, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) bud oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, eugenol, limonene, linalool, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caffeine, salicylic acid, charcoal powder, sodium coco pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol 10	Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, niacinamide, gluconolactone, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, zea mays oil (corn oil), ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, calcium gluconate, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholecalciferol, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, acrylates copolymer, butylene glycol, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, cananga odorata (ylang ylang) flower oil, citrus limon (lemon) peel oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf oil, gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen) leaf oil, eugenia caryophyllus (clove) bud oil, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, eugenol, limonene, linalool, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, caffeine, salicylic acid, charcoal powder, sodium coco pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, ethylhexylglycerin, polysorbate 20, sodium cocoyl glutamate, monosodium citrate, citric acid, sodium hydroxide, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Aqua/water/eau, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, glycerin, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, niacinamide, gluconolactone, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, zea mays oil (corn oil), ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, calcium gluconate, sodium chloride, salicylic acid, sodium benzoate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholecalciferol, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Renewing SA Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Caffeine

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Clear Improvement Zero Oil Active Charcoal Detoxifying Cleanser

Renewing SA Cleanser

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.

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Coco-betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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