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They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin and brightening skin
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They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, silicones or sulfates
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AcneVit acnatac 12 ingredients
Galderma Benzac 10% 10 ingredients
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AcneVit acnatac 12 ingredients
Galderma Benzac 10% 10 ingredients
Ingredients, at a glance
What's in this product, and how it might affect your skin.
Notable Ingredients
Benefits
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Ingredients, at a glance
What's in this product, and how it might affect your skin.
Notable Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Clindamycin Phosphate is a prescription antiobiotic used to treat acne.
Tretinoin is the best retinoid due to its proven skin benefits. It only available with a prescription in many countries.
7 BenefitsMay worsen Rosacea
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
Tromethamine helps balance the pH and improve the texture of a product. It is synthetically created.
Propylparaben is a preservative and is a paraben with antifungal and antimicrobial properties.
Paraben2 Concerns
Polysorbate 80 is a surfactant and emulsifier. It is used to keep ingredients together, and prevent oils and waters from separating.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).
5 BenefitsMay worsen Rosacea
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.
Benzoyl Peroxide is famous for fighting acne. This is because it does a variety of tasks on the skin: it helps reduce excess oil, kill bacteria, and clear out dead skin cells. In other words, it is effective at unclogging pores.
Helps fight Acne4 Concerns
Sodium Anisate comes from fennel. It is used as a preservative and to add flavoring.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
Propylene Glycol is an odorless, colorless liquid. As a humectant, it helps skin retain moisture. It also aids in delivering active ingredients.
2 Concerns
Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
Silicon is an abrasive as an INCI ingredient. In tools, it is a material.
Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.
Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinCarbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.
Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAIngredient Ratings
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AcneVit acnatac 12 ingredients
Galderma Benzac 10% 10 ingredients
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AcneVit acnatac 12 ingredients
Galderma Benzac 10% 10 ingredients
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Works like magic on my undereye milia. Makes them disappear within a day or two. However it does sometimes leave my skin a bit red and dry but it...
Works like magic on my undereye milia. Makes them disappear within a day or two. However it does sometimes leave my skin a bit red and dry but it doesn’t sting.
