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Clean and Clear Acne Exfoliating Cleanser.

Clean & Clear
Acne Exfoliating Cleanser
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Physical + Chemical Exfoliants (2-in-1)

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Salicylic Acid

Percentage: 2.0 %

Full ingredient list

Salicylic acid (2%), water, sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, sorbitol, cellulose, sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate, acrylates crosspolymer-4, sodium hydroxide, fragrance, microcrystalline wax, menthol, c12-15 alkyl lactate, benzalkonium chloride, disodium edta, glycerin, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, aloe barbadensis leaf extract, mentha piperita (peppermint) leaf extract, ferric ferrocyanide

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Salicylic acid (2%) Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate Surfactant/Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning
Sorbitol Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Cellulose Viscosity controlling, Absorbent
Sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate Surfactant/Cleansing
Acrylates crosspolymer-4 Emulsion stabilizing, Surfactant/Cleansing, Surfactant/Cleansing, Viscosity controlling, Viscosity controlling, Film forming, Film forming

Ingredients explained

1

Salicylic acid (2%)

Function: Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant

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

2

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.

3

Sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

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

Price range

less than $20

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