Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Pacifica
Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Versus

Proactiv
Blackhead Dissolving Gel

Proactiv Proactiv Blackhead Dissolving Gel.

Product category and function

Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Blackhead Dissolving Gel

Wash-off Chemical Exfoliants	Wash-off Chemical Exfoliants
This includes exfoliants intended to be washed off after being left on the skin for a set amount...	This includes exfoliants intended to be washed off after being left on the skin for a set amount...
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Blackhead Dissolving Gel

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

Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Blackhead Dissolving Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua, glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, salix alba (willow) bark extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, salicylic acid, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) flower/leaf extract, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, aloe barbadensis flower extract, solanum melongena (eggplant) fruit extract, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, sodium carbonate, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, parfum 9	Salicylic acid (0.5%), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, bisabolol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, camellia sinensis leaf extract, caprylyl glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethiconol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, glycereth-26, glycerin, hexylene glycol, lactic acid, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate-13, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, water

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 30

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Aqua, glycolic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, salix alba (willow) bark extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, salicylic acid, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, ocimum basilicum (basil) flower/leaf extract, ocimum sanctum leaf extract, melia azadirachta leaf extract, melia azadirachta flower extract, corallina officinalis extract, coccinia indica fruit extract, aloe barbadensis flower extract, solanum melongena (eggplant) fruit extract, glycerin, hydroxyethylcellulose, sclerotium gum, xanthan gum, sodium carbonate, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium phosphate, disodium phosphate, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, parfum

Salicylic acid (0.5%), aloe barbadensis leaf juice, bisabolol, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, camellia sinensis leaf extract, caprylyl glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, dimethiconol, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, ethylhexyl salicylate, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance, glycereth-26, glycerin, hexylene glycol, lactic acid, panthenol, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, phenoxyethanol, polyacrylate-13, polyisobutene, polysorbate 20, ppg-26-buteth-26, water

Notable ingredients

Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Blackhead Dissolving Gel

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Salix alba (willow) bark extract, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Skin brightening: Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Sunscreen/UV filter: Ethylhexyl salicylate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Soothing: Panthenol, Bisabolol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Clean Shot Bha/Aha 25% Peel Solution

Blackhead Dissolving Gel

Aqua

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.

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Lactic acid

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant

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