This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.
This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingPropanediol
SolventGlycerin
HumectantAcrylates Copolymer
Coco-Betaine
CleansingCamellia Sinensis Leaf
PerfumingLuffa Cylindrica Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningLuffa Cylindrica Fruit
AbrasiveSodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk
Skin ConditioningRosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
MaskingBelamcanda Chinensis Root Extract
Skin ConditioningPotassium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium Chloride
MaskingPolyglyceryl-10 Dioleate
EmulsifyingPolyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate
EmulsifyingButylene Glycol
HumectantEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningTetrasodium EDTA
Parfum
MaskingAlcohol
AntimicrobialPhenoxyethanol
PreservativeWater, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Glycerin, Acrylates Copolymer, Coco-Betaine, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Luffa Cylindrica Fruit, Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Belamcanda Chinensis Root Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Chloride, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquicaprylate, Butylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium EDTA, Parfum, Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol
Water
Skin ConditioningVitis Vinifera Fruit Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingGlycerin
HumectantSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingSucrose Cocoate
EmulsifyingAcacia Senegal Gum
MaskingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
HumectantCitric Acid
BufferingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder
Skin ConditioningSalicylic Acid
MaskingVitis Vinifera Juice
AntioxidantSodium Benzoate
MaskingPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
MaskingMentha Piperita Oil
MaskingCitral
PerfumingCymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil
MaskingRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingCitronellol
PerfumingGeraniol
PerfumingPotassium Sorbate
PreservativeLinalool
PerfumingLavandula Hybrida Oil
EmollientMelissa Officinalis Leaf Oil
MaskingWater, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Water, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sucrose Cocoate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Powder, Salicylic Acid, Vitis Vinifera Juice, Sodium Benzoate, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Mentha Piperita Oil, Citral, Cymbopogon Citratus Leaf Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Citronellol, Geraniol, Potassium Sorbate, Linalool, Lavandula Hybrida Oil, Melissa Officinalis Leaf 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.
Glycerin (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 GlycerinSodium Cocoyl Glutamate is a gentle cleanser and surfactant. It is the sodium salt of the Cocoyl Glutamic Acid and comes from coconut oil. As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil to be washed away.
Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate also has an emolliating effect and can help leave the skin feeling soft.
Water. 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!
Learn more about Water