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Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel 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

Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

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 cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water (aqua), glycerin, alcohol, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, fragrance (parfum) (natural essential oils), xanthan gum, sodium cocoyl glutamate, salix alba/daphnoides/fragilis/purpurea bark extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, carrageenan, tocopherol, lecithin, citric acid, glyceryl oleate, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, ascorbyl palmitate, limonene (natural essential oils), linalool (natural essential oils), citral (natural essential oils) 8	Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, caffeine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, citronellol, eugenol, limonene, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 21

Water (aqua), glycerin, alcohol, disodium cocoyl glutamate, coco-glucoside, fragrance (parfum) (natural essential oils), xanthan gum, sodium cocoyl glutamate, salix alba/daphnoides/fragilis/purpurea bark extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, carrageenan, tocopherol, lecithin, citric acid, glyceryl oleate, hydrogenated palm glycerides citrate, ascorbyl palmitate, limonene (natural essential oils), linalool (natural essential oils), citral (natural essential oils)

Water/aqua/eau, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, glycerin, babassuamidopropyl betaine, sodium chloride, caffeine, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, tocopherol, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, xanthan gum, citric acid, fragrance (parfum), geraniol, linalool, citronellol, eugenol, limonene, sodium phytate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

Soothing: Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water

Antioxidant: Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water (aqua), Alcohol, Glycerin, Limonene (natural essential oils)

Antioxidant: Caffeine, Tocopherol

Solvent: Water/aqua/eau, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Limonene

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Clarifying Gel Cleanser

Botanical Kinetics Purifying Gel Cleanser

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.

Glycerin

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