Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing Versus Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing versus Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash .

Published on October 28, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both face cleansers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

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

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing

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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

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Ingredient Info

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing 30 ingredients

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash 41 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

At a glance

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing 30 ingredients

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash 41 ingredients

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation (4)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger (3)

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Exfoliators

Ceramides

Hyaluronic Acid (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Anti-Aging

Dark Spots

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger (3)

Rosacea (2)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

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

Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing 30 ingredients

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash 41 ingredients

Water • Myristic Acid • Stearic Acid • Lauric Acid • Potassium Hydroxide • Glycerin • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Synthetic Beeswax • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Glyceryl Stearate • Peg-100 Stearate • Glycol Distearate • Centella Asiatica Extract • Saururus Chinensis Leaf/Root Extract • Morus Alba Bark Extract • Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract • Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Extract • Allantoin • Epigallocatechin Gallate • Hydrolyzed Collagen • Sodium Hyaluronate • Betaine • 1,2-Hexanediol • Butylene Glycol • Citric Acid • Sodium Chloride • Polysorbate 20 • Pentylene Glycol • Caprylyl Glycol • Parfum

Water • Butylene Glycol • Sodium Glutamate • Sorbitol • Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate • Cocamide Dea • Myristic Acid • Sodium Chloride • Lauric Acid • Peg-40 • Hydrogenated Castor Oil • Glyceryl Stearate • Peg-100 Stearate • Hydroxyacetophenone • Polyglycerin-6 • Citrus Paradisi Peel Oil • Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil • Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil • Glycerin • Arbutin • Phytic Acid • Sodium Hyaluronate • Ceramide AP • 1,2-Hexanediol • Angelica Polymorpha Sinensis Root Extract • Biosaccharide Gum-4 • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Bletilla Striata Root Extract • Morus Alba Bark Extract • Paeonia Albiflora Root Extract • Ampelopsis Japonica Root Extract • Atractylodes Macrocephala Root Powder • Perilla Frutescens Leaf Extract • Poria Cocos Extract • Syringa Oblata Bark/Leaf Powder • Phenoxyethanol • Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract • Disodium Phosphate • Citric Acid • Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate • Methylparaben

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.

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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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 1.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 1.

Myristic Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.

Myristic Acid is an emulsifer and cleanser. As an emulsifer, it stabilizes a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Myristic Acid helps clean your skin by acting as a surfactant. It tends to gather oil and dirt on your skin to be easily rinsed away.

One study from 2021 found Myristic Acid to have anti-inflammatory properties.

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 2.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 8.

Lauric Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Lauric Acid is a fatty acid or lipid. About half of fatty acids in coconut oil is lauric acid.

This ingredient helps hydrate and sooth skin. As a humectant, it helps trap moisture. It also aids in cleaning and enhancing the texture of products.

Emerging studies show Lauric Acid to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. The antimicrobial property helps strengthen the skin barrier by fighting off bad bacteria.

Lauric acid may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne, safe.

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 4.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 10.

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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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 6.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 20.

Glyceryl Stearate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Disliked

Glyceryl Stearate is a mix of glycerin and stearic acid.

Glyceryl Stearate is used to stabilize the mixing of water and oil ingredients. By preventing these ingredients from separating, it can help elongate shelf life. It can also help thicken the product's texture.

As an emollient, it helps soften skin and supports barrier-replenishing ingredients.

In cosmetics, Glyceryl Stearate is often made from vegetable oils or synthetically produced. The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 10.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 13.

Peg-100 Stearate

What it does:

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Peg-100 Stearate is an emollient and emulsifier. PEGS are a hydrophilic polyether compound . There are 100 ethylene oxide monomers in Peg-100 Stearate. Peg-100 Stearate is polyethylene glycol ester of stearic acid.

Peg-100 Stearate helps keep skin soft by trapping moisture in. It helps prevent oil and water from separating in a product. By binding oil and water, it helps remove dirt and oil to be rinsed away.

Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 11.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 14.

Morus Alba Bark Extract

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

We don't have a description for Morus Alba Bark Extract.

Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 15.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 30.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 21.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 23.

1,2-Hexanediol

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

1,2-Hexanediol is a multi-tasker ingredient. It acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. 1,2-Hexanediol also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant.

In products that are water-based, this ingredient can help stabilize perfumes and fragrances. It can also help make the texture of products softer and more smooth.

Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 23.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 25.

Butylene Glycol

What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
It helps improve product application.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 24.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 2.

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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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 25.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 40.

Sodium Chloride

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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Bonajour Green Tea Foam Cleansing contains this as ingredient number 26.

Hada Labo Premium Whitening Facewash contains this as ingredient number 9.

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