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Emergency Blemish Relief

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Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Proactiv Proactiv Emergency Blemish Relief.

Product category and function

Emergency Blemish Relief

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Emergency Blemish Relief

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

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

Emergency Blemish Relief

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 18	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Benzoyl peroxide (5%), water, ethoxydiglycol, cyclopentasiloxane, methylpropanediol, steareth-2, cyclohexasiloxane, steareth-21, polyquaternium-37, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol, ppg-1 trideceth-6, panthenol, allantoin, diazolidinyl urea, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance 5	Benzoyl peroxide (10%), aluminum hydroxide, bentonite, carbomer, glyceryl stearate se, isopropyl myristate, methylparaben, peg-12, potassium hydroxide, propylene glycol, propylparaben, water.

Notable ingredients

Emergency Blemish Relief

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol, Methylpropanediol

Anti-acne: Benzoyl peroxide (10%)

Solvent: Water, Peg-12, Propylene glycol

Absorbent: Bentonite

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Ingredients with their functions

Emergency Blemish Relief

Acne Spot Treatment Maximum Strength

Benzoyl peroxide (5%)

Function: Anti-acne

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

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.

Ethoxydiglycol

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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