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Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Product category and function

Gentle Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream 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

Gentle Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream 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

Gentle Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, propanediol, cetyl alcohol, methyl gluceth-20, neopentyl glycol dicaprate, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), limonene, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, capryl/capramidopropyl betaine, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, allantoin, sodium hydroxide, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, polyquaternium-39, sodium chloride, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, trideceth-6, glycolic acid, sodium benzoate 9	Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Aqua (water), c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, propanediol, cetyl alcohol, methyl gluceth-20, neopentyl glycol dicaprate, peg-100 stearate, glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis oil (orange peel oil), limonene, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, capryl/capramidopropyl betaine, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 20, allantoin, sodium hydroxide, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, disodium edta, polyquaternium-39, sodium chloride, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate, trideceth-6, glycolic acid, sodium benzoate

Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active), water, glycerin, propylene glycol, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, potassium hydroxide, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, niacinamide, glycolic acid, trideceth-6, triethyl citrate, sodium citrate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium hydroxide, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, propanediol, tetrasodium edta, caprylyl glycol, diethylhexyl sodium sulfosuccinate, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, benzoic acid, peg-30 dipolyhydroxystearate

Notable ingredients

Gentle Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Soothing: Allantoin

Antioxidant: Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Benzoyl peroxide (10%, active)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Cleanser

Acne Foaming Cream Wash

Aqua (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.

C12-15 alkyl benzoate

Also-called: C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate | Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Anti-microbial

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

Glycerin

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