Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser Versus Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser versus Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on March 25, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe . They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and scar healing

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens and fragrances

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser

Makeup Remover American Brand United States

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Makeup Remover

Makeup removers work to remove makeup from the skin.

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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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser 35 ingredients

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser 25 ingredients

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

ph level

4.5

At a glance

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser 35 ingredients

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser 25 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing (2)

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Irritating

Eczema

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Scar Healing

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser 35 ingredients

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser 25 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside • 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate • Panthenol • Tocopherol • Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract • Rosa Centifolia Flower Extract • Lavandula Angustifolia Oil • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Glycine Soja Oil • Allantoin • Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids • Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids • Shea Butter Ethyl Esters • Xylitylglucoside • Anhydroxylitol • Xylitol • Propanediol • Acacia Senegal Gum • Xanthan Gum • Shea Butteramidopropyl Betaine • Sodium Phytate • Hexylene Glycol • Caprylic Acid • Sorbitan Stearate • Polysorbate 60 • Isohexadecane • Tetrasodium EDTA • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Benzoic Acid • Sodium Citrate • Citric Acid • Linalool

Water • Rosa Damascena Flower Water • Glycerin • Propanediol • Isohexadecane • Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer • Sodium Hyaluronate • Panthenol • Allantoin • Symphytum Officinale Root Extract • Xylitylglucoside • Betaine • Anhydroxylitol • Xylitol • Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate • Ethylhexylglycerin • Polysorbate 80 • Sorbitan Oleate • Benzoic Acid • Citric Acid • Sodium Hydroxide • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • Geraniol • Citronellol

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

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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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

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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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Panthenol

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Allantoin

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing

Community Rating: Loved

Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.

Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.

Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 12.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 9.

Xylitylglucoside

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Xylitylglucoside is created from xylitol and glucose, two humectants.

Not surprisingly, this ingredient is also a humectant. It attracts and holds water in your skin, helping to maintain hydration.

This ingredient is most commonly found in a popular trio called Aquaxyl. Aquaxyl is made up of anhydroxylitol(24 - 34%), xylitylglucoside (35 - 50%), and xylitol (5 - 15%).

According to a manufacturer, Aquaxyl is known for a 3-D hydration concept and an anti-dehydration shield to reinforce the outer layer of skin.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 16.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Anhydroxylitol

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

This ingredient is created from dehydrating xylitol in acidic conditions. Xylitol is a famous sugar and humectant.

Much like its predecessor, anhydroxylitol is a humectant. Humectants attract and hold water to moisturize the skin.

This ingredient is most commonly found in a popular trio called Aquaxyl. Aquaxyl is made up of anhydroxylitol (24 - 34%), xylitylglucoside (35 - 50%), and xylitol (5 - 15%).

According to a manufacturer, Aquaxyl is known for a 3-D hydration concept and an anti-dehydration shield to reinforce the outer layer of skin.

This ingredient is often derived from plants such as wood and sugarcane.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.

Xylitol

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Xylitol is a humectant and prebiotic. It can help with dry skin.

In studies, xylitol has been shown to improve dry skin. It decreased transepidermal water loss, or when water passes through the skin and evaporates. Xylitol also showed to help improve the biomechanical properties of the skin barrier.

The prebiotic property of xylitol may also help reinforce our skin's natural microbiome. Having a healthy microbiome prevents infection by bad bacteria and helps with hydration.

As a humectant, Xylitol helps draw moisture from both the air and from deeper skin layers. This helps keep skin hydrated.

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol and commonly used as a sugar substitute. It is naturally occurring in plants such as strawberries and pumpkin.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

Propanediol

What it does: Solvent

Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

Isohexadecane

What it does: Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

Isohexadecane is added to enhance texture, emulsify, and to help cleanse. It is an isoparrafin. It is a component of petrolatum.

Due to its large size, Isohexadecane is not absorbed by the skin. Instead, it sits on top and acts as an emollient. Emollients help keep your skin soft and smooth by trapping moisture within.

Isohexadecane is often used in products designed to help oily skin. It is lightweight and non-greasy while helping to moisturize. When mixed with silicones, it gives a product a silky feel.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 28.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

Ethylhexylglycerin

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.

You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.

Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 31.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 16.

Benzoic Acid

What it does: Masking, Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Benzoic Acid is used to preserve and adjust the pH of products.

The antimicrobial property of Benzoic Acid helps elongate a product's shelf life. Its main role is to reduce fungi growth and is not found to be effective at fighting bacteria. Therefore Benzoic Acid is always added along with other preservatives.

In its pure form, Benzoic Acid looks like a white crystalline solid. It has slight solubility in water.

The name of Benzoic Acid comes from gum benzoin, which used to be the sole source of deriving this ingredient. Benzoic Acid is the most simple aromatic carboxylic acid.

Benzoic Acid is naturally occuring in strawberries, mustard, cinnamon, and cloves. It has a slight scent but is not considered to be a fragrance.

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 32.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Bliss Makeup Melt Dry/Wet Gentle Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 34.

Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

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