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Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate 7	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

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Aqua/water/eau, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium trideceth sulfate, acrylates copolymer, polysorbate 20, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, isopropyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium chloride, peg-6 caprylic/capric glycerides, parfum/fragrance, sodium hydroxide, disodium phosphate, linalool, citric acid, sodium citrate, bambusa vulgaris shoot extract, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate

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

Notable ingredients

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Antioxidant: Bambusa vulgaris shoot extract

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Isopropyl alcohol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Purity Made Simple One Step Mattifying Facial Cleanser

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Aqua/water/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.

Sodium lauroamphoacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Sodium trideceth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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