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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Alba Botanical Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen Green Tea SPF 45 versus Neutrogena All-In-1 Acne Control Daily Scrub .

Published on April 10, 2023

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, brightening skin and reducing pores

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Sunscreen American Brand United States
Exfoliator American Brand United States

Sunscreen

Sunscreens help absorb or reflect UV radiation and protect skin against skin damage. Sunscreens may come in the form of lotion, gel, foam, spray, or solid-stick.

Exfoliator

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

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
spf rating
45
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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Notable Ingredients

Chemical UV Filter (4)
Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing (4)
Reduces Irritation (4)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Acne Fighting
Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying (3)
May Worsen Oily Skin (3)
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating (3)
Rosacea (5)
Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

BHA
Exfoliators

Benefits

Good For Oily Skin
Reduces Large Pores
Scar Healing
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Irritating
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

1
What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Cetyl Alcohol is not related to SD alcohol, denatured alcohol, or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

Alba Botanical Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen Green Tea SPF 45 contains this as ingredient number 5.

Neutrogena All-In-1 Acne Control Daily Scrub contains this as ingredient number 3.

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What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Polysorbate 60 is used to help stabilize products. It is a surfactant and emulsifier. These properties help keep ingredients together in a product. Surfactants help reduce surface tension between ingredients with different states, such as liquids and solids. Emulsifiers help prevent oils and waters from separating.

Polysorbate 60 is sorbitol-based and created from the ethoxylation of sorbitan. Ethoxylation is a chemical reaction used to add ethylene oxide. Sorbitan is a the dehydrated version of sorbitol, a sugar found in fruits.

In this case, the 60 comes from reacting 60 units of ethylene oxide with sorbitan.

Polysorbates are commonly used in medicine and foods.

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Alba Botanical Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen Green Tea SPF 45 contains this as ingredient number 24.

Neutrogena All-In-1 Acne Control Daily Scrub contains this as ingredient number 7.

3
What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Alba Botanical Alba Botanica Hawaiian Sunscreen Green Tea SPF 45 contains this as ingredient number 29.

Neutrogena All-In-1 Acne Control Daily Scrub contains this as ingredient number 9.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

18% are loved or liked
5% have mixed ratings
67% are disliked or very disliked
10% have no rating yet
21% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
50% are disliked or very disliked
14% have no rating yet

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