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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel versus Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control .

Last updated on February 14, 2024. Published on June 12, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that need an update? Let us know.

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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).

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).

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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
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
Reduces Irritation (2)
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators
Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
Rosacea (3)
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: 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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Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel contains this as ingredient number 1.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 10.

2
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel contains this as ingredient number 2.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 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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Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel contains this as ingredient number 5.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 2.

4
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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Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel contains this as ingredient number 6.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 20.

5
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel contains this as ingredient number 7.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control contains this as ingredient number 12.

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

40% are loved or liked
20% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet
19% are loved or liked
14% have mixed ratings
52% are disliked or very disliked
14% have no rating yet

Usage

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Balea Ultra Sensitive Waschgel 10 ingredients

3.7 /5
from 3 ratings
Drying (1) Irritating (1) No Scent (1)
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Dequi

2 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

This cleanser consistently caused excessive dryness and tightness whenever I used it. If you have dry and sensitive skin, I recommend exercising...

This cleanser consistently caused excessive dryness and tightness whenever I used it. If you have dry and sensitive skin, I recommend exercising caution.

Panoxyl Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4% Daily Control 21 ingredients

4.1 /5
from 12 ratings
Drying (2) Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Great Value (1) Irritating (1) Works Well (1)
Rheanne's avatar

Rheanne

1 month ago · Combination Skin
Review

didn’t work for me after using consistently for 2.5 weeks.

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emizmmg

8 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

This is my holy grail because it clears my acne.

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