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Purifying Foaming Wash

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Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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Product category and function

Purifying Foaming Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Purifying Foaming Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing 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

Purifying Foaming Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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. 6	Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

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.

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, acrylates/steareth-20 methacrylate copolymer, glycerin, peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate, sodium laureth sulfate, arginine, butylene glycol, peg-7 glyceryl cocoate, panthenol, disodium edta, citric acid, peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium citrate, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin

Notable ingredients

Purifying Foaming Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

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

Soothing: Allantoin, Menthol, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) leaf oil

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Panthenol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Purifying Foaming Wash

Clear Pore Normalizing Cleanser

Salicylic acid (2.0%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

Water/aqua/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 c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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