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SKIN RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

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Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Clean and Clear Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser.

Product category and function

SKIN RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial 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 RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial 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 RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, hydrogenated polydecene, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, glycine soja oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, polysorbate 80, laureth-4, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, chamomilla recutita flower extract, beta-glucan, mineral oil, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, butylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin 6	Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Water, hydrogenated polydecene, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, glycine soja oil, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, polysorbate 80, laureth-4, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, cocamidopropyl betaine, chamomilla recutita flower extract, beta-glucan, mineral oil, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, butylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin

Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, decyl glucoside, panthenol, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, coco-glucoside, glyceryl oleate, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

SKIN RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial Cleanser

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita flower extract

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Hexylene glycol, Hydrogenated polydecene, Mineral oil

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

SKIN RECOVERY Softening Cream Cleanser

Essentials Sensitive Skin Foaming Facial 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.

Hydrogenated polydecene

Also-called: Alphaflow | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Disodium cocoamphodiacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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