CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar Versus Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar versus Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar .

Last updated on November 27, 2023. Published on April 10, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both face cleansers. They have a total of 6 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 harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils or parabens

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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar

Face Cleanser Canadian Brand Canada

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

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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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar 33 ingredients

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar 14 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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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar 33 ingredients

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Ceramides (3)

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (6)

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Anti-Aging (4)

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (4)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Rosacea

Eczema

Benefits

Hydrating

Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger

Rosacea

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

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

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar 33 ingredients

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Water • Sodium Isethionate • CI 77891 • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Hydroxysultaines • Potassium Phosphate • Ceramide NP • Ceramide AP • Ceramide EOP • Carbomer • Glycerin • Cetearyl Alcohol • Ceteareth-20 • Dimethicone • Behentrimonium Chloride • Cetrimonium Methosulfate • Sodium Chloride • Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate • Sodium Hyaluronate • Cholesterol • Phenoxyethanol • Disodium EDTA • Dipotassium Phosphate • Tocopherol • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Petrolatum • Phytosphingosine • Xanthan Gum • Ethylene Brassylate • Cetyl Alcohol • Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Lauric Acid • Sodium Oleate • Water • Sodium Isethionate • Sodium Stearate • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Glycerin • Sodium Laurate • Tetrasodium Etidronate • Tetrasodium EDTA • Sodium Chloride • Titanium Dioxide

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.

Stearic Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Stearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.

As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.

Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.

Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 2.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 2.

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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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 3.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 5.

Sodium Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate.

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 4.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 6.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. Dimethylaminopropylamine is a diamine, an amine with two amino groups.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.

Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.

While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.

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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 6.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 8.

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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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 13.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 9.

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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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar contains this as ingredient number 19.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 13.

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