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Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

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Advanced Daily Oil Control

Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

Moisturizers with exfoliating acids	Moisturizers with exfoliating acids
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Ingredient highlights

Advanced Daily Oil Control

Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

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

Advanced Daily Oil Control

Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Salicylic acid (0.5%), 1,10-decanediol, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid, alcohol denat., aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, decylene glycol, disodium edta, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, hexylene glycol, nylon-12, peg-100 stearate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, sarcosine, sebacic acid, sodium hydroxide, water, xanthan gum 9	Aqua (water), glycerin, dimethicone, isocetyl stearate, alcohol denat., silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, butylene glycol, peg-100 stearate, cocamide mea, sarcosine, glyceryl stearate, triethanolamine, isohexadecane, perlite, capryloyl salicylic acid, tetrasodium edta, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 80, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Salicylic acid (0.5%), 1,10-decanediol, 10-hydroxydecanoic acid, alcohol denat., aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, cyclohexasiloxane, cyclopentasiloxane, decylene glycol, disodium edta, fragrance, glyceryl stearate, hexylene glycol, nylon-12, peg-100 stearate, pentylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, pvm/ma decadiene crosspolymer, sarcosine, sebacic acid, sodium hydroxide, water, xanthan gum

Aqua (water), glycerin, dimethicone, isocetyl stearate, alcohol denat., silica, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, butylene glycol, peg-100 stearate, cocamide mea, sarcosine, glyceryl stearate, triethanolamine, isohexadecane, perlite, capryloyl salicylic acid, tetrasodium edta, pentylene glycol, polysorbate 80, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, salicylic acid, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Advanced Daily Oil Control

Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Solvent: Water, 1,10-decanediol, Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Capryloyl salicylic acid, Salicylic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Pentylene glycol, Isohexadecane

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Ingredients with their functions

Advanced Daily Oil Control

Effaclar Mat Mattifying Moisturizer For Oily Skin

Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

1,10-decanediol

Function: Solvent

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

10-hydroxydecanoic acid

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Aqua (water)

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.

Glycerin

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