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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Acne Foaming 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 Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Acne Foaming 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 Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol 14	Benzoyl peroxide (4%), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hydroxide, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, citric acid, tetrasodium edta, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 28

Water, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, phytosphingosine, phospholipids, sphingolipids, lecithin, arginine, cholesterol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, disodium edta, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, xanthan gum, carbomer, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol

Benzoyl peroxide (4%), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, xanthan gum, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hydroxide, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, propanediol, citric acid, tetrasodium edta, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin, benzoic acid

Notable ingredients

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Benzoyl peroxide (4%)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Acne Foaming 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.

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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