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The Ordinary Glycolic Acid and Squalane Cleanser
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Cleansing
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Exfoliation
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Glycol, Water, Glycolic acid, Rosa damascena flower water, Centaurea cyanus flower water, Aloe barbadensis leaf water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Aminomethyl propanol, Panax ginseng root extract, Tasmannia lanceolata fruit/leaf extract, Aspartic acid, Alanine, Glycine, Serine, Valine, Isoleucine, Proline, Threonine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Glutamic acid, Arginine, Pca, Sodium pca, Sodium lactate, Fructose, Glucose, Sucrose, Urea, Hexyl nicotinate, Dextrin, Citric acid, Polysorbate 20, Gellan gum, Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, Sodium chloride, Hexylene glycol, Potassium sorbate, Sodium benzoate, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Squalane, Water, Coco-caprylate, Glycerin, Sucrose stearate, Ethyl macadamiate, Malic acid, Hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, Sucrose laurate, Sucrose dilaurate, Sucrose trilaurate, Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, Polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, Isoceteth-20, Sodium polyacrylate, Trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Chlorphenesin
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