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Salicylic Acid Cleanser

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Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream 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

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
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. 7	Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 19

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.

Salicylic acid (2.0%, active), water, cocamidopropyl betaine, distearyl phthalic acid amide, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium chloride, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, phenoxyethanol, sodium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, isopropyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, butylene glycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract

Notable ingredients

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

Antioxidant: Camellia sinensis leaf extract

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid (2.0%, active)

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Ingredients with their functions

Salicylic Acid Cleanser

Gentle Clear Clarifying Acne Cream Cleanser

Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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

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

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.

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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