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Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

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Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Product category and function

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Salicylic Acid 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

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Salicylic Acid 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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, bakuchiol, bisabolol, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, dextrin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide. 8	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/sebacate, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, menthol, bisabolol, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa canina fruit extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, beta-glucan, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, myristoyl pentapeptide-17.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Aqua/water/eau, decyl glucoside, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, salicylic acid, xanthan gum, bakuchiol, bisabolol, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sapindus mukorossi peel extract, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, dextrin, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide.

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, glycerin, xanthan gum, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, polyglyceryl-4 laurate/sebacate, propanediol, phenoxyethanol, sodium lauroamphoacetate, caprylyl glycol, allantoin, eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, disodium edta, sodium hydroxide, menthol, bisabolol, avena sativa (oat) bran extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, rosa canina fruit extract, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, beta-glucan, zingiber officinale (ginger) root extract, myristoyl pentapeptide-17.

Notable ingredients

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Bisabolol

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Allantoin, Avena sativa (oat) bran extract, Bisabolol, Menthol

Antioxidant: Avena sativa (oat) bran extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Pore Purifying Gel Cleanser

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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.

Decyl glucoside

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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