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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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

Full ingredient list

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 11	Total Number of ingredients = 17
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 5	Water, sodium cocoyl isethionate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, stearic acid, glycerin, glycol distearate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, acrylates copolymer, cetearyl alcohol, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol

Notable ingredients

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing Cleanser

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Sd alcohol 40-b

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Hexylene glycol

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Buffering: Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

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SKIN BALANCING Oil Reducing 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