Babor Refining Enzyme & Vitamin C Cleanser Versus Merbelle Enzyme Powder Cleanser
Updated on April 03, 2025
Overview
What they are
These products are both vegan, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common
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They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates
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Babor Refining Enzyme & Vitamin C Cleanser 11 ingredients
Merbelle Enzyme Powder Cleanser 9 ingredients
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Babor Refining Enzyme & Vitamin C Cleanser 11 ingredients
Merbelle Enzyme Powder Cleanser 9 ingredients
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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.
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate is the sodium salt from the lauric acid of glutamic acid.
It is a surfactant and helps cleanse the skin. Surfactants gather oil, dirt, and other pollutants from your skin so they may be washed away easily.
Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.
In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.
As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.
Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.
Learn more about MaltodextrinWater. 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 WaterPapain is an enzyme found naturally in the papaya plant's leaves, fruit, and roots. It has antimicrobial, soothing, and wound healing properties.
Glycine and Vitamin A are naturally found in papain.
While papain is often touted as skin-lightening, further studies are needed to prove this. However, papain has been shown to help soothe acne-inflammation.
Papain belongs to a class of enzymes called proteolytic enzymes. These enzymes break down peptides and amino acids.
Some studies found papain to be a potential skin sensitizer and allergen. Those with latex allergies might also be allergic to papaya.
Learn more about PapainThese enzymes break down protein into smaller peptides and amino acids. They also encourage the formation of new protein.
Our skin uses peptides, amino acids, and protein for maintaining healthy skin cells.
Protease work by breaking peptide bonds in protein with hydrolysis. This is the process of breaking bonds using water.
An in-vitro study (not done on a living organism) found a blend of 3-protease decreases skin inflammation by mitigating the effects of other proteins.
One manufacturer that uses subtilisin, a protease from Bacillus subtilis, claims this ingredient is exfoliating, promotes cell regeneration, and is a good substitute for AHAs. Further research is needed to back up these claims.
Fun fact: The human body contains ~641 protease genes.
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Babor Refining Enzyme & Vitamin C Cleanser 11 ingredients
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Babor Refining Enzyme & Vitamin C Cleanser 11 ingredients
Love it when I remember to use it, not irritating, packaging is kind of annoying, the cap doesn’t always close so I get worried that water or steam will get in since I keep it in my bathroom
My holy grail cleanser! Works very well for everyday use for combo skin. I normally only take small dosages every time, unless skin has gotten rly sweaty/dirty. Small amounts goes a long way. Too much can be stripping. Haven’t felt the need to exfoliate with other products since I purchased this, which is several months ago now! This does the job on it’s own❤️ Helped a lot at balancing Show more
