This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDisodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
Emulsifying
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Sodium Chloride
MaskingAcrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
Citric Acid
Buffering
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantC12-13 Alketh-9
EmulsifyingHydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningHydrolyzed Collagen
Emollient
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium DNA
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Capryloyl Salicylic Acid
Exfoliating
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil
Masking
Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil
Emollient
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide Ns
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide EOP
Skin Conditioning
Ceramide AP
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Glycerin, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Citric Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Dipropylene Glycol, C12-13 Alketh-9, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Cyanocobalamin, Hydrolyzed Collagen, Panthenol, Sodium DNA, Niacinamide, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Tocopherol, Mentha Arvensis Leaf Oil, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ceramide NP, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Ceramide As, Ceramide Ns, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide AP, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingSalicylic Acid
Masking
Punica Granatum Fruit Extract
Antioxidant
Cyanocobalamin
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin Conditioning1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Limonene
Perfuming
Citric Acid
Buffering
Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
Masking
Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Salicylic Acid, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Cyanocobalamin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Butylene Glycol, Limonene, Citric Acid, Citrus Nobilis Peel Oil
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse.
It is a:
- Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
- Emollient, helping to soften skin
- Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
- Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidCyanocobalamin is the manufactured version of vitamin B12. It has skin soothing, antioxidant, and barrier protecting properties. Topical cyanocobalamin is used to treat skin irritation and atopic dermatitis.
Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:
The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.
Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.
Learn more about EthylhexylglycerinGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinHydroxyacetophenone is a small phenolic molecule that earns its place in a formulas as an antioxidant and preservative booster.
As a phenol, it is able to neutralize free radicals to protect both the product and the skin from oxidative stress.
Though it can't kill microbes on its own, it works as a good supporting agent when combined with other preservatives like Phenoxyethanol or 1,2-Hexanediol.
This ingredient naturally occurs as piceol in Norwegian spruce needles (~0.4-1.1% dry weight and in cloudberries). Though the cosmetic-grade material is synthesized for purity and consistency.
You'll usually see it used at low levels and suppliers recommend up to 1% added to a water phase.
Safety testing was done at concentrations like 0.05% in SPF products and 0.5% in a Human Repeated Insult Patch Test. The safety evidence is assuring; this ingredient is safe for cosmetics in current use and also holds safety status as a food flavoring as well.
An honest caveat: the "soothing" and "anti-inflammatory" claims come mostly from supplier marketing rather than published clinical trials. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review's own literature search found no useful efficacy studies on this ingredient.
So the antioxidant and preservative-boosting roles are the well supported ones while the calming benefit is plausible but thinly evidenced.
Overall, this is a well-tolerated, low-irritation multitasker that quietly helps a formula stay fresh and stable.
Learn more about HydroxyacetophenoneWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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