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African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

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Restoraderm Soothing Wash

Product category and function

African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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

African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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

African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , theobroma cacao (cocoa pod) potash, elaeis guineensis (palm) kernel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, panthenol, allantoin, sodium pca, glyceryl oleate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, benzoic acid, sodium chloride, citric acid, sodium benzoate, triethyl citrate, caprylyl glycol, fragrance 10	Water, sodium trideceth sulfate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, citric acid, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium pca, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, allantoin, disodium edta, colloidal oatmeal, arginine

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter water, decyl glucoside, glycerin (vegetable), dicaprylyl ether, cocamidopropyl betaine, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, menthol, charcoal powder, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, tamarindus indica (tamarind) fruit extract, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter , theobroma cacao (cocoa pod) potash, elaeis guineensis (palm) kernel oil, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, panthenol, allantoin, sodium pca, glyceryl oleate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, benzoic acid, sodium chloride, citric acid, sodium benzoate, triethyl citrate, caprylyl glycol, fragrance

Water, sodium trideceth sulfate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium chloride, cocamide mea, citric acid, tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, sodium pca, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, potassium sorbate, allantoin, disodium edta, colloidal oatmeal, arginine

Notable ingredients

African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Menthol, Menthol, Panthenol

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

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

African Black Soap Bamboo Charcoal Detoxifying Foaming Facial Wash

Restoraderm Soothing Wash

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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

Glycerin (vegetable)

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