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Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

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Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Mandelic Clarifying 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

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Glycerin, water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, salicylic acid, inulin, zinc pca, succinic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, lecithin. 9	Aqua/water/eau, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, glycerin, gluconolactone, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, panthenol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, peg-150 distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, benzalkonium chloride, bht, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Glycerin, water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine, salicylic acid, inulin, zinc pca, succinic acid, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, sodium chloride, polyquaternium-10, sodium hydroxide, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, lecithin.

Aqua/water/eau, peg-80 sorbitan laurate, glycerin, gluconolactone, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, panthenol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, peg-150 distearate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium laureth sulfate, sodium laureth-13 carboxylate, sodium chloride, peg-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, ppg-2 hydroxyethyl cocamide, polyquaternium-10, polysorbate 20, benzalkonium chloride, bht, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Bht, Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Gleanser + SA Glycerin & Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Mandelic Clarifying Cleanser

Glycerin

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

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

Water (aqua)

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.