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Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

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Cleansing Complex

Product category and function

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Complex

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 Complex

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 Complex

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) 7	Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-30 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract (extrait de canne a sucre), camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 22

Total Number of ingredients = 20

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)

Water/aqua/eau, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, cocamidopropyl betaine, peg-30 glyceryl cocoate, glycerin, propylene glycol, hydroxyethylcellulose, salix alba (willow) bark extract, saccharum officinarum (sugarcane) extract (extrait de canne a sucre), camellia sinensis leaf extract, chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, asiaticoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Complex

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Ammonium chloride

Soothing: Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Salix alba (willow) bark extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Asiaticoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

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Ingredients with their functions

Acne Control Tea Tree Daily Cleanser

Cleansing Complex

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