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Original Astringent

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Balancing Cleanser

Product category and function

Original Astringent

Balancing 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

Original Astringent

Balancing Cleanser

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

Full ingredient list

Original Astringent

Balancing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 11	Total Number of ingredients = 14
Aqua/water/eau, sd alcohol 40-b, glycerin, fragrance, citric acid, phenoxyethanol, potassium hydroxide, caprylyl glycol, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) bark/leaf/twig extract, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, ethylhexylglycerin 7	Aqua (water), ethylhexyl palmitate, aloe barbadensis (aloe) leaf extract, sorbitan stearate, glyceryl stearate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, cetyl alcohol, lauryl glucoside, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, tocopheryl acetate, citric acid, glycerin, parfum (fragrance)

Notable ingredients

Original Astringent

Balancing Cleanser

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Sd alcohol 40-b

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Sd alcohol 40-b

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Aqua (water), Glycerin

Anti-microbial: C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Original Astringent

Balancing Cleanser

Aqua/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.

Sd alcohol 40-b

Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent

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