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Avène XeraCalm A.D. Lipid-Replenishing Cleansing Oil Versus DHC Deep Cleansing Oil

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
French Brand France
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on August 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin and scar healing

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

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At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Explained

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Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

Learn more about Tocopherol

When to use

55 Routines
27% use in am
73% use in pm
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88% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Avène XeraCalm A.D. Lipid-Replenishing Cleansing Oil 20 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Great Value (2) No Scent (2) Works Well (2)
taylornicole's avatar

Taylor Nicole

2 days ago
Review

I love this oil-based cleanser! I’ve stuck with it for a while because it’s so hard to find a good oil-based cleanser for double cleansing. This has lasted me at least four months and my skin always feels so clean and soft after. Other oil-based cleansers sometimes feel super heavy and have resulted in breakouts for me. It can also be hard to find oil-based cleansers that don’t have a ton of oils Show more

#great value
#no scent
#works well
lindseypatrick's avatar

Lindsey Patrick

9 months ago
Review

The best cleanser I have and ever will use. Nothing compares. Removed makeup. Balances. Restores. Improves my eczema. I shave with it. My skin and face are lost without it.

#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well

DHC Deep Cleansing Oil 8 ingredients

3.1 /5
from 20 ratings
Heavy (4) Works Well (4) Broke Me Out (3)
MonicaJimenez_574's avatar

MonicaJimenez_574

1 year ago
Review

I feel like this cleansing oil is perfect for those with dryer skin. However, for my sensitive, acne prone skin that leans more towards combination/oily, this oil made me break out. It’s a very thick formula that’s hard to wash off, even with a second cleanser. Because of this, I find myself rubbing my face and eyes a lot harder, and scrubbing with a lot more effort than usual. It’s also made Show more

#expensive
#hydrating
#broke me out
#heavy
carol6's avatar

Carol

6 months ago
Review

It removes makeup well, and I loved that it didn’t make my eyes feel blurry when I opened them!

#light
#no scent
#works well