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Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

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Obagi360 Exfoliating Cleanser

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Product category and function

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Obagi360 Exfoliating Cleanser

Face Cleansers	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Obagi360 Exfoliating 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

Obagi360 Exfoliating 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 11	Water (aqua), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Total Number of ingredients = 24

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), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, fragrance, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, sodium pca, panthenol, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin.

Notable ingredients

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Obagi360 Exfoliating Cleanser

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Abrasive: Synthetic wax

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Ingredients with their functions

Resist Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser

Obagi360 Exfoliating 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.