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Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

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Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

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Product category and function

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

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

Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

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

Full ingredient list

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

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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). 11	Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), sodium pca, starch acetate/adipate, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, glycol distearate, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, laureth-2, polyquaternium-7, dicaprylyl ether, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, glyceryl laurate, propanediol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, tocopheryl acetate, potassium sorbate, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, benzyl alcohol, limonene

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 29

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).

Aqua (water, eau), sodium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glycerin, parfum (fragrance), sodium pca, starch acetate/adipate, citric acid, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, glycol distearate, peg-120 methyl glucose trioleate, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, laureth-2, polyquaternium-7, dicaprylyl ether, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, disodium lauryl sulfosuccinate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, glyceryl laurate, propanediol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, tocopheryl acetate, potassium sorbate, cocos nucifera (coconut) fruit extract, benzyl alcohol, limonene

Notable ingredients

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane

Soothing: Niacinamide

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water, eau), Benzyl alcohol, Dicaprylyl ether, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Vanilla Birthday Cake Hydrating Shower Gel

Healthy Hydration Coconut Milk Body Wash

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