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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin versus Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo .

Last updated on January 24, 2024. Published on February 12, 2024

Overview

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They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, silicones or sulfates

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Face Cleanser American Brand United States
Shampoo American Brand United States

Face Cleanser

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).

Shampoo

Detergent or soap for cleansing the hair.

Price

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
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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Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators

Concerns

Eczema
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Ingredients Explained

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1
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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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin contains this as ingredient number 1.

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Cleansing
Community Rating: Disliked

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. Dimethylaminopropylamine is a diamine, an amine with two amino groups.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.

Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.

While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.

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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin contains this as ingredient number 3.

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 5.

3
What it does: Cleansing, Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Mixed

Decyl Glucoside is a glucose-based surfactant. Surfactants help clean the skin by trapping oil, sebum, and dirt to be washed away.

It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.

Decyl Glucoside also helps stabilize the ingredients in a product by preventing them from separating.

This ingredient is biodegradable and non-toxic. This ingredient is commonly found in baby shampoos.

Decyl Glucoside is sometimes used to stabilize the UV filter Tinosorb.

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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin contains this as ingredient number 4.

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 4.

4
What it does: Preservative
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and 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.

Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin contains this as ingredient number 9.

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 11.

5
What it does: Buffering
Community Rating: Mixed

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.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin contains this as ingredient number 24.

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo contains this as ingredient number 13.

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

17% are loved or liked
17% have mixed ratings
42% are disliked or very disliked
25% have no rating yet
5% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
32% are disliked or very disliked
50% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Aveeno Ultra-Calming Foaming Cleanser For Sensitive Skin 24 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 2 ratings
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Formal_Property

3 years ago · Dry Skin
Review

Basic cleanser
I use this cleanser in my morning routine. It does the job without leaving my skin feeling tight. It’s a good basic cleanser but I...

Basic cleanser
I use this cleanser in my morning routine. It does the job without leaving my skin feeling tight. It’s a good basic cleanser but I don’t notice any specific benefit. Would repurchase if nothing else catches my eye.

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bsabrina

1 year ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

just okay
the pump foams the cleanser as it comes out, so i feel like I have to use a lot of product. it kinda dissolves on the face. does remove...

just okay
the pump foams the cleanser as it comes out, so i feel like I have to use a lot of product. it kinda dissolves on the face. does remove makeup well and is non-irritating. very inexpensive product. better for those with no skin concerns

Johnson's Baby CottonTouch Newborn Wash & Shampoo 22 ingredients

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