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Brilliant C Cleanser

Product category and function

Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

Brilliant C 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

Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

Brilliant C 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

Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

Brilliant C Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water aqua eau, glycerin, myristic acid, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, algae extract, sorbitol, caffeine, sodium pca, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, magnesium nitrate, sodium sulfite, sucrose, sodium metabisulfite, peg-3 distearate, butylene glycol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, bht, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491) 16	Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, dipropylene glycol, sorbitol, glycol distearate, peg-32, peg-6, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glyceryl stearate, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, camellia sinensis leaf extract, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, lecithin, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, butylene glycol, methylisothiazolinone, caprylyl glycol, propylene glycol, disodium edta, trisodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 38

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Water aqua eau, glycerin, myristic acid, behenic acid, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, palmitic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, stearic acid, tocopheryl acetate, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, camellia sinensis leaf extract, algae extract, sorbitol, caffeine, sodium pca, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, magnesium nitrate, sodium sulfite, sucrose, sodium metabisulfite, peg-3 distearate, butylene glycol, fragrance (parfum), limonene, linalool, bht, tetrasodium edta, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), iron oxides (ci 77491)

Water/aqua/eau, myristic acid, glycerin, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, dipropylene glycol, sorbitol, glycol distearate, peg-32, peg-6, peg-60 glyceryl isostearate, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glyceryl stearate, ascorbyl glucoside, tocopheryl acetate, hydrolyzed soy protein, camellia sinensis leaf extract, palmitoyl hydroxypropyltrimonium amylopectin/glycerin crosspolymer, saxifraga sarmentosa extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, morus bombycis root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, lecithin, sodium hyaluronate, cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, butylene glycol, methylisothiazolinone, caprylyl glycol, propylene glycol, disodium edta, trisodium edta, fragrance (parfum)

Notable ingredients

Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

Brilliant C Cleanser

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Soothing: Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, Sucrose

Antioxidant: Bht, Caffeine, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Sodium metabisulfite, Tocopheryl acetate, Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, Sodium sulfite

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl glucoside, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Butylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Glycerin, Peg-6, Propylene glycol, Peg-32

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Ingredients with their functions

Tom Ford Research Cleansing Concentrate

Brilliant C Cleanser

Water aqua eau

We don't have information about this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

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

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

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Water/aqua/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.

Myristic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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