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Clean and Clear Essentials Dual Action Moisturizer.

Clean & Clear
Essentials Dual Action Moisturizer
Ingredients Explained

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

Ingredients with known concentration

1

Salicylic Acid

Percentage: 0.5 %

Full ingredient list

Salicylic acid (0.5%), water, dicaprylyl ether, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, dimethicone, panthenol, methyl gluceth-20, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, ceteth-10 phosphate, dicetyl phosphate, steareth-20, steareth-2, neopentyl glycol diisostearate, xanthan gum, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium hydroxide, disodium edta, menthyl lactate, ci 77891/titanium dioxide

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Salicylic acid (0.5%) Anti-acne, Skin conditioning, Preservative, Keratolytic, Exfoliant
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dicaprylyl ether Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Panthenol Soothing, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer

Ingredients explained

1

Salicylic acid (0.5%)

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

Dicaprylyl ether

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Price range

less than $20

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