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Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

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Purifying Foaming Wash

Product category and function

Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

Purifying Foaming 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

Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

Purifying Foaming 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

Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, galactomyces ferment filtrate (pitera), butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, peg-150, cellulose gum, disodium edta, citric acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate, methylparaben 6	Salicylic acid (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, butylene glycol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, salix nigra (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana bark/leaf/twig extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, allantoin, panthenol, menthol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, disodium edta, methylisothiazolinone.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 16

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Water, galactomyces ferment filtrate (pitera), butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, glycerin, sodium hyaluronate, peg-150, cellulose gum, disodium edta, citric acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, sodium citrate, sodium benzoate, methylparaben

Salicylic acid (2.0%), water/aqua/eau, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, butylene glycol, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, cocamidopropylamine oxide, polysorbate 20, sodium citrate, salix nigra (willow) bark extract, hamamelis virginiana bark/leaf/twig extract, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf extract, allantoin, panthenol, menthol, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, cinnamomum camphora (camphor) bark oil, disodium edta, methylisothiazolinone.

Notable ingredients

Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

Purifying Foaming Wash

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Malic acid, Salicylic acid, Lactic acid

Solvent: Water, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Peg-150

Anti-acne: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil, Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Pitera™ Facial Treatment Cleanser

Purifying Foaming 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.

Galactomyces ferment filtrate (pitera)

Function: Humectant/Moisturizer

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

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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