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Gentle Cleansing Lotion

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, cetyl alcohol, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycereth-2 cocoate, sucrose cocoate, dimethicone, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, hypnea musciformis extract, steareth-20, gelidiella acerosa extract, glycol distearate, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, sargassum filipendula extract, steareth-4, rosa damascena flower extract, steareth-10, benzoic acid, pentylene glycol, sorbitol, bisabolol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate. 8	Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Water (aqua), glycerin, stearic acid, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, cetyl alcohol, sodium cocoyl apple amino acids, glycereth-2 cocoate, sucrose cocoate, dimethicone, linoleamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, hypnea musciformis extract, steareth-20, gelidiella acerosa extract, glycol distearate, panthenol, tocopheryl acetate, sargassum filipendula extract, steareth-4, rosa damascena flower extract, steareth-10, benzoic acid, pentylene glycol, sorbitol, bisabolol, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower extract, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium benzoate.

Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol, Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Cleansing Lotion

SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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.

Glycerin

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