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Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

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Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

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Product category and function

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

Targeted Treatments	Targeted Treatments
Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.	Powerful products for targeted use, such as spot treatments.
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Ingredient highlights

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

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

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 13	Total Number of ingredients = 12
Water (aqua), alcohol denat., glycerin, butylene glycol, propanediol, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose stearoxy ether, hamamelis virginiana leaf extract, centella asiatica extract, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, thymol, sodium hydroxide, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol 4	Salicylic acid (2%), water, gluconolactone, niacinamide, butylene glycol, glycolic acid, sodium hydroxide, glycerin, methyl gluceth-20, hydroxyethylcellulose, caprylyl glycol, dipotassium glycyrrhizate.

Notable ingredients

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Propanediol

Anti-acne: Niacinamide, Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Niacinamide

Skin brightening: Niacinamide

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Ingredients with their functions

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Truly Targeted Acne Clearing Pimple Patch With Salicylic Acid

Water (aqua)

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.

Alcohol denat.

Also-called: Alcohol denat | Function: Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial