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Renee Rouleau
Purifying Face Wash

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Paula's Choice
Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

RENNE ROULEAU SKINCARE Purifying Face Wash.

paulas choice Pore Normalizing Cleanser.

Product category and function

Purifying Face Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Purifying Face Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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

Purifying Face Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, lauramidopropyl betaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, helichrysum italicum extract, panthenol, allantoin, camellia oleifera leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, cananga odorata flower oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula hybrida oil, salvia sclarea (clary sage) oil 7	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water, disodium cocoamphodiacetate, acrylates copolymer, sodium lauroyl oat amino acids, lauramidopropyl betaine, phenoxyethanol, glycerin, helichrysum italicum extract, panthenol, allantoin, camellia oleifera leaf extract, anthemis nobilis (chamomile) flower extract, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, potassium hydroxide, disodium edta, tetrasodium edta, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, cananga odorata flower oil, geranium maculatum oil, lavandula hybrida oil, salvia sclarea (clary sage) oil

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Purifying Face Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Soothing: Allantoin, Helichrysum italicum extract, Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Purifying Face Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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.

Disodium cocoamphodiacetate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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

Acrylates copolymer

Function: Film forming

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