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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

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Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum Cleanser

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Product category and function

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum 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

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum Cleanser

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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 13	Water (aqua/eau), potassium cocoate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium coco-glucoside citrate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, sodium chloride, butylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, edta, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, retinol, polysorbate 20, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, niacinamide, allantoin, arginine, chlorhexidine digluconate, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium sulfite, citric acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 32

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), potassium cocoate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, acrylates copolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, disodium coco-glucoside citrate, vitis vinifera (grape) seed oil, sodium chloride, butylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, edta, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, retinol, polysorbate 20, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, niacinamide, allantoin, arginine, chlorhexidine digluconate, ethylhexylglycerin, bht, phenoxyethanol, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium sulfite, citric acid

Notable ingredients

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum Cleanser

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Retinol

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Retinol

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Ingredients with their functions

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Retinol Correxion Deep Wrinkle Serum 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.