Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser For Sensitive Skin Versus Burt's Bees Gentle Cream Cleanser Aloe
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
No concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Avena Sativa Kernel Flour
Abrasive
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Poloxamer 188
EmulsifyingZea Mays Starch
Absorbent
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingCaprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Disodium EDTA
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningSodium Polyacrylate
Absorbent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingChrysanthemum Parthenium Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice
Antioxidant
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Polysorbate 20, Poloxamer 188, Zea Mays Starch, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate
Water
Skin ConditioningHelianthus Annuus Seed Oil
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Beeswax
Emulsion Stabilising
Sucrose Stearate
EmollientCetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Cocos Nucifera Oil
Masking
Silica
Abrasive
Zinc Oxide
Cosmetic Colorant
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Alcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingTheobroma Cacao Seed Butter
Emollient
Hamamelis Virginiana Water
Astringent
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingEuphrasia Officinalis Extract
AntimicrobialMaltodextrin
Absorbent
Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract
CleansingAlcohol
Antimicrobial
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Artemisia Umbelliformis Extract
Skin ConditioningHoney
Humectant
Fructose
Humectant
Trehalose
Humectant
Glucose
Humectant
Sucrose
Humectant
Inositol
Humectant
Citric Acid
Buffering
Oryza Sativa Extract
Absorbent
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Citrate
BufferingBenzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Beeswax, Sucrose Stearate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Silica, Zinc Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Coco-Glucoside, Alcohol Denat., Xanthan Gum, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Hamamelis Virginiana Water, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Maltodextrin, Yucca Schidigera Leaf/Root/Stem Extract, Alcohol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Artemisia Umbelliformis Extract, Honey, Fructose, Trehalose, Glucose, Sucrose, Inositol, Citric Acid, Oryza Sativa Extract, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Citrate, Benzoic Acid
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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.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
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. Remember to stay hydrated!
Learn more about Water
