Acure Brightening Facial Scrub Versus Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Acure Brightening Facial Scrub versus Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar .

Published on February 11, 2022

Overview

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Acure Brightening Facial Scrub

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar

Exfoliator American Brand United States

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Exfoliator

Exfoliators are used to exfoliate the skin, or remove dead skin cells from the skin. Exfoliators may be chemical or physical.

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

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Ingredient Info

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Acure Brightening Facial Scrub 35 ingredients

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 ingredients

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

alcohol-free

silicon-free

fragrance-free

sulfate-free

paraben-free

oil-free

fungal-acne safe

reef-safe

eu-allergen-free

vegan

cruelty-free

At a glance

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Acure Brightening Facial Scrub 35 ingredients

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

PHA

Exfoliators (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (3)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Concerns

Drying (2)

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger

Rosacea (2)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Acure Brightening Facial Scrub 35 ingredients

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 ingredients

Water • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Glycerin • Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate • Juglans Regia Shell Powder • Kaolin • Sodium Lauroamphoacetate • Citrus Limon Peel • Sodium PCA • Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate • Glyceryl Laurate • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Olea Europaea Fruit Oil • Laminaria Digitata Powder • Lilium Candidum Callus Culture Extract • Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract • Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract • Rosa Canina Fruit Extract • Punica Granatum Extract • Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract • Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract • Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract • Copper Chlorophyll • Chondrus Crispus Extract • Argania Spinosa Callus Culture Extract • Chlorella Vulgaris Extract • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Cymbopogon Flexuosus Leaf Oil • Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil • Salvia Sclarea Oil • Lavandula Hybrida Oil • Cellulose Gum • Sodium Levulinate • Gluconolactone • Potassium Sorbate

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Sodium Tallowate • Water • Sodium Stearate • Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate • Sodium Cocoate • Peg-20 • Sodium Chloride • Parfum • Sodium Isethionate • Petrolatum • Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate • Sucrose Cocoate • Titanium Dioxide • Pentasodium Pentetate • Tetrasodium Etidronate

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Ingredients Explained

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Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Acure Brightening Facial Scrub contains this as ingredient number 1.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 4.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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Acure Brightening Facial Scrub contains this as ingredient number 12.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 1.

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