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SkinCeuticals
Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

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La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Skin Ceuticals Simply Clean Our Best Cleanser for Oily Skin.

Product category and function

Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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

Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

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

Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 17	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Aqua(water)/eau, sodium cocoyl glycinate, coco-betaine, glycerin, acrylates copolymer, pentylene glycol, sodium chloride, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, citrus aurantium dulcis peel oil (orange peel oil), limonene, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, citric acid 6	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, peg-8, coco-betaine, hexylene glycol, sodium chloride, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, zinc pca, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Antioxidant: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract

Solvent: Aqua(water)/eau, Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol, Pentylene glycol

Solvent: Water, Hexylene glycol, Peg-8

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Simply Clean Gel Cleanser

Effaclar Gel Facial Wash For Oily Skin

Aqua(water)/eau

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.

Sodium cocoyl glycinate

Function: Skin conditioning

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

Coco-betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

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