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St. Ives
Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

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Mild Foaming Face Wash

Product category and function

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Mild Foaming Face Wash

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

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Mild Foaming Face Wash

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

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Mild Foaming Face Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (eau), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, sodium cocoyl alaninate, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), menthol, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool 9	Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, peg-6, palmitic acid, sorbitol, lauric acid, glycol distearate, peg-75, cocamidopropyl betaine, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, potassium lauroyl silk amino acids, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, polyquaternium-7, tetrasodium etidronate, honey/mel/miel, tremella fuciformis polysaccharide, sodium benzoate, oleic acid, steareth-15, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Water (eau), glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, palmitic acid, sodium cocoyl alaninate, lauric acid, potassium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol, polyquaternium-10, fragrance (parfum), menthol, pentasodium pentetate, tetrasodium etidronate, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) leaf extract, melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) flower/leaf/stem extract, mentha viridis (spearmint) leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, citronellol, coumarin, eugenol, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, linalool

Water/aqua/eau, stearic acid, glycerin, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, peg-6, palmitic acid, sorbitol, lauric acid, glycol distearate, peg-75, cocamidopropyl betaine, phytosteryl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, potassium lauroyl silk amino acids, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, polyquaternium-7, tetrasodium etidronate, honey/mel/miel, tremella fuciformis polysaccharide, sodium benzoate, oleic acid, steareth-15, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Mild Foaming Face Wash

Soothing: Menthol

Solvent: Water (eau), Benzyl alcohol, Benzyl benzoate, Glycerin, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Benzyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

Soothing: Honey/mel/miel

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Peg-75, Peg-6

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Ingredients with their functions

Deep Cleanse Cream Wash

Mild Foaming Face Wash

Water (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.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent