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Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

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Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

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Product category and function

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

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

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua/eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, propanediol, acrylates copolymer, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, coco-glucoside, fragrance (parfum), glycol distearate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, citric acid, polyquaternium-7, sodium hydroxide, saccharide isomerate, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, benzoic acid, sodium citrate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 4 (ci 14700). 9	Water, glycerin, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, betaine, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, panthenol (vitamin b5), fragrance, glycol distearate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lauryl lactate, citric acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium citrate, laureth-4, hydrolyzed wheat protein, heliotropine, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua/eau), sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, lauryl betaine, propanediol, acrylates copolymer, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, coco-glucoside, fragrance (parfum), glycol distearate, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, hydroxyacetophenone, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, citric acid, polyquaternium-7, sodium hydroxide, saccharide isomerate, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, benzoic acid, sodium citrate, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 4 (ci 14700).

Water, glycerin, sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, betaine, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, panthenol (vitamin b5), fragrance, glycol distearate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, lauryl lactate, citric acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, sodium citrate, laureth-4, hydrolyzed wheat protein, heliotropine, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide

Notable ingredients

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Soothing: Niacinamide

Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Ultra Gentle Body Wash Refreshing Scent

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.

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent