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Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

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Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, glycolic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, citrus aurantifolia (lime) fruit extract, arginine, allantoin, panthenol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, linalool, red 40 (ci 16035), sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl glucoside, salicylic acid, quercus alba bark extract, prunus persica (peach) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, tilia cordata flower extract, bht, butylene glycol, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140) 7	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water (aqua/eau), cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, glycolic acid, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, citrus aurantifolia (lime) fruit extract, arginine, allantoin, panthenol, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, linalool, red 40 (ci 16035), sodium laureth sulfate, lauryl glucoside, salicylic acid, quercus alba bark extract, prunus persica (peach) fruit extract, citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, tilia cordata flower extract, bht, butylene glycol, sodium benzoate, amyl cinnamal, fragrance/parfum, yellow 5 (ci 19140)

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Anti-Aging Cleansing Gel

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Water (aqua/eau)

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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Propylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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