Acure Resurfacing Glycolic & Unicorn Root Cleanser Versus Acure Radically Rejuvenating Cleansing Cream
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What they are
These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 14 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA and exfoliants
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain common allergens, fragrances and oils
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Ingredient Info
Acure Resurfacing Glycolic & Unicorn Root Cleanser 30 ingredients
Acure Radically Rejuvenating Cleansing Cream 38 ingredients
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Acure Resurfacing Glycolic & Unicorn Root Cleanser 30 ingredients
Acure Radically Rejuvenating Cleansing Cream 38 ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingGlyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate
Butyrospermum Parkii Butter
Skin Conditioning
Decyl Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Phenethyl Alcohol
MaskingHydrolyzed Jojoba Esters
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingDisodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingGlyceryl Caprylate
EmollientEthylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningPelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil
Masking
Jojoba Esters
Emollient
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Glycolic Acid
Buffering
Amethyst Extract
Skin ConditioningAletris Farinosa Root Extract
Antioxidant
Quartz
Abrasive
Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentPunica Granatum Extract
AstringentRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningWater, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Decyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Glycerin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Disodium Coco-Glucoside Citrate, Sclerotium Gum, Glyceryl Caprylate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Jojoba Esters, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Amethyst Extract, Aletris Farinosa Root Extract, Quartz, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Water
Skin ConditioningOlea Europaea Fruit Oil
Masking
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
CleansingPotassium Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein
CleansingSodium Lauroyl Lactylate
EmulsifyingSodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Sodium PCA
HumectantCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate
CleansingGluconolactone
Skin Conditioning
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Emulsifying
Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Glyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientPolysorbate 60
Emulsifying
Cetearyl Glucoside
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Sorbitan Stearate
Emulsifying
Carrageenan
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil
Astringent
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Alcohol
Antimicrobial
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycine Soja Oil
Emollient
Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex
Antioxidant
Hyaluronic Acid
Humectant
Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract
Masking
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Masking
Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract
Punica Granatum Extract
AstringentRosa Canina Fruit Extract
Astringent
Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
AstringentWater, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Potassium Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Sodium PCA, Cetearyl Alcohol, Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate, Gluconolactone, Glyceryl Stearate Se, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Glyceryl Oleate, Parfum, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Polysorbate 60, Cetearyl Glucoside, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Carrageenan, Potassium Sorbate, Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Alcohol, Tocopherol, Glycine Soja Oil, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex, Hyaluronic Acid, Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterSodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from coconut oil. It is an ultra gentle cleanser that gives a nice foam without drying the skin or impacting the skin barrier.
The amount of foam created depends on the amount of sodium cocoyl isethionate used in the product.
This ingredient also helps improve the spreadability of a product.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl IsethionateGlyceryl Stearate Se is a self-emulsifying (SE) form of glyceryl stearate. Self-emusifying means this ingredient automatically blends with water. It is an emulsifier, emollient, and cleansing agent.
As an emulsifier, Glyceryl Stearate Se prevents ingredients such as oil and water from separating. It is also a surfactant, meaning it helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants help gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants so they may be rinsed away easily.
Emollients help your skin stay smooth and soft. It does so by creating a film on top of the skin that helps trap moisture in.
Learn more about Glyceryl Stearate SeGlyceryl Oleate is the ester of glycerin and oleic acid. This ingredient is mainly an emollient and emulsifier.
Emollients soften and hydrate the skin by creating a thin film on top to trap in moisture. As an emulsifier, glyceryl oleate helps stabilize formulations by preventing ingredients such as oil and water from separating. According to a manufacturer, this ingredient helps helps thicken water-in-oil formulations, shower gels, and hair shampoos.
In some products, this ingredient may be used as a fragrance / perfuming ingredient. The scent of this ingredient is described to be "waxy".
Glyceryl oleate is created from oils rich in oleic acid, such as peanut oil and olive oil.
This ingredient may not be malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Glyceryl OleateGlycerin 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 GlycerinSodium Lauroyl Lactylate is the lauric acid sodium salt of lactyl lactate.
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate is an emulsifier and surfactant.
Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. They do this by preventing ingredients from separating, such as oils and water which do not mix naturally. Surfactants reduce surface tension, making it easier to rinse pollutants off skin.
Due to its relation to lauric acid, it may provide antimicrobial benefits.
Learn more about Sodium Lauroyl LactylateGlyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid, a fatty acid from coconut. It has emollient and emulsifier properties.
As an emollient, it helps hydrate your skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier on your skin to trap moisture in, helping to keep your skin soft and smooth.
On the other hand, emulsifiers prevent ingredients (such as oil and water) from separating.
Learn more about Glyceryl CaprylateThis extract comes from the Cabbage Palm, AKA the Açaà berry! It has skin soothing, antioxidant, and anti-aging properties.
Acai berries are rich in antioxidants, including ferulic acid (The famous vitamin C stabilizer). Antioxidants protect your skin against damaging free-radical molecules.
You can also find carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, minerals, vitamin A, and Vitamin C in these berries.
Learn more about Euterpe Oleracea Fruit ExtractBlackberry extract is rich in antioxidants and Vitamin C. The majority of antioxidants include flavonoid, phenolic, and anthocyanins.
Antioxidants help fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution. This may help reduce the symptoms related to aging.
Vitamin C contains many skin benefits.
Learn more about Rubus Fruticosus Fruit ExtractPunica Granatum extract comes from the pomegranate fruit.
Pomegranates are rich in fatty acids, including an unsaturated fatty acid by the name of Punicic acid. Other components of pomegranates include Vitamin E, and Vitamin C.
As an astringent, Punica Granatum Extract shrinks tissue by drawing water out of your skin. This leads to a tightening effect in the skin.
Learn more about Punica Granatum ExtractRosa Canina Fruit Extract is from Rosehip. Rosehips are a fruit from a wild rose bush native to Eurasia and Africa.
Rosehip contains Vitamin C, Vitamin E, fatty acids and linolenic acids that hydrate skin. Having hydrated skin helps reduce the appearance of fine-lines and wrinkles.
Vitamins C and E are potent antioxidants and may help with anti-aging. The fatty acids are emollients that help soften and hydrate your skin.
Another potent vitamin found in rosehip is Vitamin A, or retinol. Retinol encourages collagen production in the skin.
Rosehip extract may help with brightening the skin. Several components, such as beta-carotene, are able to reduce pigmentation caused by sun damage.
Learn more about Rosa Canina Fruit ExtractCalendula Officinalis Flower Extract comes from the common Marigold plant. This ingredient is a skin conditioner.
Marigolds contain flavonoids. Flavonoids are a group of substances found naturally in plants. They possess antioxidant and inflammation properties.
This ingredient soothes skin inflammation by inhibiting inhibiting a part of the inflammation process.
Marigolds have been used in traditional medicine throughout Asia and Europe.
Learn more about Calendula Officinalis Flower ExtractChamomilla Recutita Flower Extract comes from the Chamomile flower.
Chamomile is rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. Several compounds found in chamomile help with soothing, such as bisbolol.
Antioxidant components in chamomile make it an effective ingredient to help slow the signs of aging. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules, or molecules that may damage your skin.
Essential oils from chamomile have been found to improve wound healing due to its antimicrobial properties.
Ancient Greeks and Egyptians used Chamomile to treat skin redness and dryness. Chamomile has also been used to help treat stomach issues.
Learn more about Chamomilla Recutita Flower ExtractWe don't have a description for Aspalathus Linearis Leaf Extract yet.
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Acure Resurfacing Glycolic & Unicorn Root Cleanser 30 ingredients
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Acure Resurfacing Glycolic & Unicorn Root Cleanser 30 ingredients
This is great for oily skin and is great for healing the skin I used it last year for about two months and my skin was looking like glass, I just recently started using it again!! Needs to be followed up with moisturizer tho or it can be drying
