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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Essential 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

Essential 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

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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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 15	Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 42

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

Water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, glycol distearate, acetyl octapeptide-3, palmitoyl tripeptide-1, palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7, ceramide eop, ceramide np, palmitoyl tripeptide-5, sodium hyaluronate, ceramide ap, phytosphingosine, panthenol, allantoin, cholesterol, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, kaempferia galanga root extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) oil, salvia sclarea (clary) extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium lauroyl lactylate, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, zingiber officinale (ginger) root oil, glycerin, sodium hydroxide, benzoic acid, butylene glycol, tetrasodium edta, citric acid, carbomer, xanthan gum, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone

Notable ingredients

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Essential Cleanser

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Soothing: Allantoin, Salvia sclarea (clary) extract, Panthenol

Cell-signaling ingredient: Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-7

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Essential 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.