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Cetaphil Gentle Clear Mattifying Acne Moisturizer.

Cetaphil
Gentle Clear Mattifying Acne Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Moisturizers with exfoliating acids

Ingredients with known concentration

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Salicylic Acid

Percentage: 0.5 %

Full ingredient list

Salicylic acid (0.5%, active), water, butylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, dimethicone, sodium polyacrylate, glycerin, ceteareth-20, polysorbate 60, hydrogenated polydecene, ethylhexyl palmitate, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, ppg-2 myristyl ether propionate, phenoxyethanol, alpha-glucan oligosaccharide, squalane, caprylic/capric triglyceride, caprylyl glycol, zinc gluconate, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, morus alba root extract, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, bisabolol, safflower oil/palm oil aminopropanediol esters, ppg-5-laureth-5, sodium hydroxide, kojic acid, hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin, sophora angustifolia root extract, disodium edta, polyquaternium-11, arctostaphylos uva-ursi leaf extract, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, scutellaria baicalensis root extract, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Salicylic acid (0.5%, active) Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Sodium polyacrylate Absorbent, Emulsion stabilizing, Skin conditioning, Film forming, Viscosity controlling, Emollient/Moisturizer
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Ceteareth-20 Surfactant/Cleansing

Ingredients explained

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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.

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Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

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

Price range

less than $20

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