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Better Than Balm

RENNE ROULEAU SKINCARE Better Than Balm.

Product category and function

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Better Than Balm

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

Full ingredient list

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Better Than Balm

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 11	Total Number of ingredients = 11
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 4	Caprylic/capric triglyceride, glycerin, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, water, sucrose laurate, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, phenoxyethanol, natural fragrance.

Notable ingredients

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Better Than Balm

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

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Astringent: Sd alcohol 40-b

Soothing: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract

Antioxidant: Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

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Ingredients with their functions

Original Astringent

Better Than Balm

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