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Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

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Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

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Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

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

Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

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

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

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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 7	Salicylic acid (2%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, alcohol denat., polysilicone-11, glycereth-7 trimethyl ether, propanediol, glycolic acid, polyacrylamide, isopropyl myristate, coco-caprylate/caprate, ethoxydiglycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, sodium acrylates copolymer, trimethylpentanediol/adipic acid copolymer, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, laureth-7, bisabolol, decyl glucoside, lecithin, lauryl glucoside, disodium edta, laureth-12, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, farnesol

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 13

Total Number of ingredients = 30

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

Salicylic acid (2%), water, dimethicone, isododecane, alcohol denat., polysilicone-11, glycereth-7 trimethyl ether, propanediol, glycolic acid, polyacrylamide, isopropyl myristate, coco-caprylate/caprate, ethoxydiglycol, c13-14 isoparaffin, sodium acrylates copolymer, trimethylpentanediol/adipic acid copolymer, sodium hydroxide, butylene glycol, laureth-7, bisabolol, decyl glucoside, lecithin, lauryl glucoside, disodium edta, laureth-12, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, farnesol

Notable ingredients

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

Soothing: Centella asiatica extract

Antioxidant: Centella asiatica extract

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

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid (2%)

Soothing: Bisabolol

Exfoliant: Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid (2%)

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Ingredients with their functions

Perfectly Purified Spot Acne Treatment Gel

Clear Days Ahead Fast Acting Salicylic Acid Acne Spot Treatment

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