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Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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Purifying Foaming Wash

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Product category and function

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

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 Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

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 Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin 6	Salicylic acid (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, butylene glycol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, salix nigra (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana bark/leaf/twig extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, allantoin, panthenol, menthol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, disodium edta, methylisothiazolinone.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Salicylic acid (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, butylene glycol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, salix nigra (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana bark/leaf/twig extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, allantoin, panthenol, menthol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, disodium edta, methylisothiazolinone.

Notable ingredients

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

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.

Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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