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Cleansing Bar

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Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Product category and function

Cleansing Bar

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Facial Bar Soaps	Facial Bar Soaps
Solid soaps designed specifically for facial cleansing.	Solid soaps designed specifically for facial cleansing.
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Ingredient highlights

Cleansing Bar

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

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

Cleansing Bar

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

No. of common ingredients = 0
Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, water, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium laurate, sorbitol, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, petrolatum, ceteareth-20, peg-30 stearate, peg-20, titanium dioxide/ci77891 8	Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 18

Total Number of ingredients = 31

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, water, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium laurate, sorbitol, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, petrolatum, ceteareth-20, peg-30 stearate, peg-20, titanium dioxide/ci77891

Sodium cocoyl isethionate, stearic acid, aqua / water / eau, sodium isethionate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, ceteareth-20, dimethicone, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium chloride, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, petrolatum, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, ethylene brassylate, cetyl alcohol, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Cleansing Bar

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Solvent: Water, Peg-20, Propanediol

Emulsion stabilizing: Cetearyl alcohol, Stearic acid

Humectant/Moisturizer: Peg-20, Sorbitol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Cleansing Bar

Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Sodium cocoyl isethionate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Stearic acid

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing, Emulsion stabilizing

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

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.