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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydrating Cream-to-Foam 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

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydrating Cream-to-Foam 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

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium cocoyl glycinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauroamphoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sorbeth-230 tetraoleate, decyl glucoside, pentylene glycol, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, lauric acid, lactic acid, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sorbitan laurate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, disodium edta, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cocoyl proline, sodium citrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, glycine soja sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, potassium citrate, lactoperoxidase, histidine, phenylalanine, glucose oxidase, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 22	Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium chloride, pca, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, aspartic acid, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sorbitan isostearate, carbomer, glycol distearate, glyceryl stearate, glyceryl oleate, glycine, trideceth-6, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, threonine, sodium hydroxide, salicylic acid, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, serine, sodium benzoate, valine, sodium hyaluronate, proline, isoleucine, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, alanine, phenylalanine, coconut acid, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl urea, citric acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, histidine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-39, polysorbate 60, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 60

Water, sodium cocoyl glycinate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium lauroamphoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, sorbeth-230 tetraoleate, decyl glucoside, pentylene glycol, sodium chloride, disodium cocoyl glutamate, lauric acid, lactic acid, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, sorbitan laurate, sodium cocoyl glutamate, disodium edta, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cocoyl proline, sodium citrate, camellia sinensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, glycine soja sterols, linoleic acid, phospholipids, aspartic acid, pca, glycine, alanine, serine, valine, isoleucine, proline, threonine, potassium citrate, lactoperoxidase, histidine, phenylalanine, glucose oxidase, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium chloride, pca, ppg-5-ceteth-20, peg-100 stearate, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, aspartic acid, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, sorbitan isostearate, carbomer, glycol distearate, glyceryl stearate, glyceryl oleate, glycine, trideceth-6, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, threonine, sodium hydroxide, salicylic acid, sodium pca, sodium lactate, arginine, sodium lauroyl lactylate, serine, sodium benzoate, valine, sodium hyaluronate, proline, isoleucine, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, alanine, phenylalanine, coconut acid, coco-glucoside, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, hydroxyethyl urea, citric acid, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, caprylyl glycol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, histidine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, polyquaternium-53, polyquaternium-39, polysorbate 60, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Solvent: Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser

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 cocoyl glycinate

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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