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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Beta Panthenol Repair Gel 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

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Beta Panthenol Repair Gel 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

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DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

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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	Purified water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, coco-betaine, lauryl hydroxysultaine, panthenol (10,000 ppm), 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate, sodium chloride, propylene glycol laurate, polyglyceryl-3 methyl glucose distearate, glycol distearate, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, rosa damascena flower water, polyquaternium-67, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, prunus domestica (plum) extract, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract, disodium edta, hedera helix (ivy) leaf/stem extract, gluconolactone, sea water, propanediol, sodium acetate, arginine, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, beta-sitosterol (750 ppb), lactococcus ferment lysate, bifida ferment lysate, lactococcus ferment lysate, phytosterols, tocopherol, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, proline, isoleucine, histidine, methionine, cysteine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 48

Total Number of ingredients = 54

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

Purified water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, coco-betaine, lauryl hydroxysultaine, panthenol (10,000 ppm), 1,2-hexanediol, glyceryl stearate, sodium chloride, propylene glycol laurate, polyglyceryl-3 methyl glucose distearate, glycol distearate, musa sapientum (banana) fruit extract, rosa damascena flower water, polyquaternium-67, pyrus communis (pear) fruit extract, prunus domestica (plum) extract, citric acid, ethylhexylglycerin, cucumis melo (melon) fruit extract, disodium edta, hedera helix (ivy) leaf/stem extract, gluconolactone, sea water, propanediol, sodium acetate, arginine, hydrogenated lecithin, sorbitan olivate, cetearyl olivate, beta-sitosterol (750 ppb), lactococcus ferment lysate, bifida ferment lysate, lactococcus ferment lysate, phytosterols, tocopherol, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, alanine, lysine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, valine, threonine, proline, isoleucine, histidine, methionine, cysteine

Notable ingredients

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Beta Panthenol Repair Gel Cleanser

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Soothing: Hedera helix (ivy) leaf/stem extract, Panthenol (10,000 ppm)

Antioxidant: Cysteine, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Gluconolactone

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Ingredients with their functions

DEFENSE Hydrating Gel To Cream Cleanser

Beta Panthenol Repair Gel 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.