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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

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Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

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Product category and function

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

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

Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

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

Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

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 23	Water/aqua/eau, sodium laureth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, lauramidopropyl betaine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sucrose, lilium tigrinum extract, sodium hyaluronate, arginine, tyrosine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, histidine, glycine, lysine, threonine, valine, proline, leucine, alanine, isoleucine, serine, phenylalanine, caffeine, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, laminaria saccharina extract, sodium pca, caprylyl glycol, methyldihydrojasmonate, glucose, sodium lactate, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium chloride, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, citric acid, polyquaternium-7, potassium phosphate, linalool, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 33 (ci 17200).

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 53

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, sodium laureth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, lauramidopropyl betaine, glycerin, butylene glycol, sucrose, lilium tigrinum extract, sodium hyaluronate, arginine, tyrosine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, histidine, glycine, lysine, threonine, valine, proline, leucine, alanine, isoleucine, serine, phenylalanine, caffeine, citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, lens esculenta (lentil) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, laminaria saccharina extract, sodium pca, caprylyl glycol, methyldihydrojasmonate, glucose, sodium lactate, glucose oxidase, lactoperoxidase, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, sodium chloride, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, citric acid, polyquaternium-7, potassium phosphate, linalool, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 33 (ci 17200).

Notable ingredients

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Sucrose

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Advanced Night Cleansing Gelée Cleanser With 15 Amino Acids

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.