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Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

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Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

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Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme 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

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme 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

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Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, decyl glucoside, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, methyl gluceth-20, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, camellia oleifera leaf extract, chamomilla recutita flower extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, methyl glucose sesquistearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin 8	Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, cetyl alcohol, quillaja saponaria (soap bark) bark extract, sorbitan olivate, caprylyl glycol, tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water, caprylic/capric triglyceride, decyl glucoside, glycerin, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, ppg-20 methyl glucose ether, methyl gluceth-20, glyceryl stearate, stearyl alcohol, polyacrylamide, camellia oleifera leaf extract, chamomilla recutita flower extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, methyl glucose sesquistearate, c13-14 isoparaffin, laureth-7, xanthan gum, disodium edta, citric acid, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin

Water/aqua/eau, caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl isethionate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glyceryl stearate, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, cetyl alcohol, quillaja saponaria (soap bark) bark extract, sorbitan olivate, caprylyl glycol, tocopherol, hydrogenated lecithin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, stearyl alcohol, xanthan gum, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, hydroxycitronellal, limonene, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Solvent: Water, C13-14 isoparaffin, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Creme 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.

Caprylic/capric triglyceride

Also-called: Caprylic Capric Triglyceride | Function: Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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