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Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

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Cleansing Gel

Product category and function

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Gel

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

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Gel

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

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200) 8	Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl glycinate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, lauric acid, potassium chloride, zinc gluconate, triethanolamine, manganese gluconate, magnesium gluconate, copper gluconate, tetrasodium edta, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1), linalool, limonene, parfum/fragrance

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Water (aqua), sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propylene glycol, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, fragrance (parfum), phenoxyethanol, ammonium chloride, peg-150 distearate, menthyl lactate, disodium edta, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, alpha-isomethyl ionone, geraniol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool, yellow 5 (ci 19140), blue 1 (ci 42090), red 33 (ci 17200)

Aqua/water/eau, glycerin, coco-betaine, sodium cocoyl glycinate, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, dipropylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, lauric acid, potassium chloride, zinc gluconate, triethanolamine, manganese gluconate, magnesium gluconate, copper gluconate, tetrasodium edta, ci 19140 (yellow 5), ci 42090 (blue 1), linalool, limonene, parfum/fragrance

Notable ingredients

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Gel

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Limonene, Propylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium chloride

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol, Zinc gluconate

Buffering: Triethanolamine

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Gel

Water (aqua)

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 laureth sulfate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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