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Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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Product category and function

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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 7	Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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

Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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.