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Product category and function

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydra Aqua Bubble 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

Hydra Aqua Bubble 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

Hydra Aqua Bubble 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 17	Water(aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, potassium cocoyl glycinate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lauryl hydroxysultaine, hexylene glycol, coco-glucoside, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, niacinamide, panthenol, hydrogenated lecithin, lysolecithin, tromethamine, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, potassium hyaluronate, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, proline, valine, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, cysteine, methionine, sodium acetylated hyaluronate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 45

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

Water(aqua/eau), glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, potassium cocoyl glycinate, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, 1,2-hexanediol, lauryl hydroxysultaine, hexylene glycol, coco-glucoside, caprylyl glycol, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, disodium edta, niacinamide, panthenol, hydrogenated lecithin, lysolecithin, tromethamine, sodium hyaluronate, hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, hyaluronic acid, potassium hyaluronate, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, arginine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, proline, valine, threonine, isoleucine, histidine, cysteine, methionine, sodium acetylated hyaluronate

Notable ingredients

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydra Aqua Bubble Foam Cleanser

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Hydra Aqua Bubble 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.