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Refresh Citrus Body Wash

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Itch Defense Body Wash

Product category and function

Refresh Citrus Body Wash

Itch Defense Body Wash

Shower Gel & Body Wash	Shower Gel & Body Wash
Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.	Liquid cleansers to refresh and cleanse the skin.
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Ingredient highlights

Refresh Citrus Body Wash

Itch Defense Body 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

Refresh Citrus Body Wash

Itch Defense Body Wash

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, chamomile extract, ginseng extract, lemon grass extract, sage extract, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide dipa, isoceteth-20, jojoba oil, glycerin, essential oil of sweet orange, panthenol (vitamin b5), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), tocopherol (vitamin e), retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), essential oil of grapefruit, essential oil of tangerine, methylisothiazolinone, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, citric acid, fragrance, sodium chloride. 8	Water, sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, glycol distearate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamide mea, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, panthenol, disodium edta, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium chloride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben, limonene.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Water, chamomile extract, ginseng extract, lemon grass extract, sage extract, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamide dipa, isoceteth-20, jojoba oil, glycerin, essential oil of sweet orange, panthenol (vitamin b5), ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), tocopherol (vitamin e), retinyl palmitate (vitamin a), essential oil of grapefruit, essential oil of tangerine, methylisothiazolinone, iodopropynyl butylcarbamate, citric acid, fragrance, sodium chloride.

Water, sodium laureth sulfate, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, propanediol, glycol distearate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin, cocamide mea, behenamidopropyl dimethylamine, disodium cocoamphodipropionate, polyquaternium-10, citric acid, panthenol, disodium edta, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, sodium chloride, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, sodium hydroxide, methylparaben, limonene.

Notable ingredients

Refresh Citrus Body Wash

Itch Defense Body Wash

Soothing: Chamomile extract, Lemon grass extract, Sage extract, Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate (vitamin c), Sage extract, Tocopherol (vitamin e)

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate (vitamin a)

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water, Glycerin, Limonene, Propanediol

Buffering: Citric acid, Sodium hydroxide

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Ingredients with their functions

Refresh Citrus Body Wash

Itch Defense Body Wash

Water

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.

Chamomile extract

Also-called: German Chamomile Flower Oil | Function: Soothing, Skin conditioning

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

Ginseng extract

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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