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Neutrogena Skin Perfecting Liquid Face Exfoliant Normal Combination.

Neutrogena
Skin Perfecting Liquid Face Exfoliant
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants

Full ingredient list

Water, glycerin, glycolic acid, butylene glycol, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, gluconolactone, mandelic acid, sodium benzoate, panthenol, c12-15 alkyl lactate, cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate, disodium edta

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Butylene glycol Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent
Polysorbate 20 Surfactant/Cleansing
Sodium hydroxide Buffering
Gluconolactone Skin conditioning, Chelating, Exfoliant
Mandelic acid Exfoliant, Anti-microbial

Ingredients explained

1

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.

2

Glycerin

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

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

3

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

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

Price range

less than $20

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