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SkinCeuticals
Replenishing Cleanser

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Merle Norman
Skin Refining Cleanser

Product category and function

Replenishing Cleanser

Skin Refining 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

Replenishing Cleanser

Skin Refining 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

Replenishing Cleanser

Skin Refining Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua (water), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl glycinate, palmitic acid, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan palmitate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), polyquaternium-39, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil (rosemary leaf oil), linalool, citronellol, geraniol, sodium benzoate 8	Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, butylene glycol, lauric acid, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, poloxamer 188, sodium caseinate, peg-40 castor oil, phenoxyethanol, sodium laureth sulfate, diazolidinyl urea, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, zinc sulfate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 17

Aqua (water), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, sodium cocoyl glycinate, palmitic acid, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, sorbitan palmitate, panthenol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, lavandula angustifolia oil (lavender oil), polyquaternium-39, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, pelargonium graveolens flower oil, 2-oleamido-1,3-octadecanediol, rosmarinus officinalis leaf oil (rosemary leaf oil), linalool, citronellol, geraniol, sodium benzoate

Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, butylene glycol, lauric acid, phytelephas aequatorialis seed powder, poloxamer 188, sodium caseinate, peg-40 castor oil, phenoxyethanol, sodium laureth sulfate, diazolidinyl urea, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, zinc sulfate

Notable ingredients

Replenishing Cleanser

Skin Refining Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc sulfate

Astringent: Zinc sulfate

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Ingredients with their functions

Replenishing Cleanser

Skin Refining Cleanser

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.

Glycerin

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