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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Hydrating Cleanser

Product category and function

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Hydrating 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

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Hydrating 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

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Hydrating Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol 9	Aqua/water/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, stearic acid, glycol distearate, palmitic acid, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, panthenol, allantoin, sodium pca, urea, trehalose, polyquaternium-51, triacetin, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance/parfum, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 6 (ci 15985), citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Aqua/water/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, glycerin, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, stearic acid, glycol distearate, palmitic acid, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium chloride, panthenol, allantoin, sodium pca, urea, trehalose, polyquaternium-51, triacetin, myristyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, sodium hyaluronate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, fragrance/parfum, red 33 (ci 17200), yellow 6 (ci 15985), citronellol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Notable ingredients

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Hydrating Cleanser

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Triacetin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Triacetin

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Hydrating 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 cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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