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Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

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Micro Exfoliating Scrub

Product category and function

Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

Micro Exfoliating Scrub

Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
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Ingredient highlights

Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

Micro Exfoliating Scrub

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

Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

Micro Exfoliating Scrub

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), juglans regia (walnut) shell powder, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, zea mays (corn) kernel meal, cetyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, acetylated lanolin alcohol, carbomer, polysorbate 60, triethanolamine, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, prunus armeniaca (apricot) fruit extract, titanium dioxide/ci 77891 6	Aqua/water/eau, hydrated silica, propylene glycol, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopheryl acetate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 15

Water (aqua), juglans regia (walnut) shell powder, glyceryl stearate se, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, zea mays (corn) kernel meal, cetyl alcohol, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, cocamidopropyl betaine, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, cetyl acetate, benzyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, acetylated lanolin alcohol, carbomer, polysorbate 60, triethanolamine, fragrance (parfum), disodium edta, benzoic acid, sorbic acid, prunus armeniaca (apricot) fruit extract, titanium dioxide/ci 77891

Aqua/water/eau, hydrated silica, propylene glycol, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, triethanolamine, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, sodium chloride, sodium benzoate, chlorphenesin, disodium edta, aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder, tocopheryl acetate

Notable ingredients

Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

Micro Exfoliating Scrub

Solvent: Water (aqua), Benzyl alcohol, Glycerin

Abrasive: Zea mays (corn) kernel meal, Juglans regia (walnut) shell powder

Buffering: Triethanolamine

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Propylene glycol

Abrasive: Hydrated silica

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Ingredients with their functions

Apricot Face Scrub, Facial Exfoliant for Balanced to Oily Skin

Micro Exfoliating Scrub

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.

Juglans regia (walnut) shell powder

Also-called: Walnut Shell Powder | Function: Abrasive

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

Glyceryl stearate se

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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