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CeraVe Hydrating Micellar Water Versus Simple Skincare Kind to Skin Eye Make-up Remover

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
American Brand United States
British Brand United Kingdom

Updated on February 03, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Key Ingredients

Benefits

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.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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BHT
Antioxidant, Masking

BHT is a synthetic antioxidant and preservative.

As an antioxidant, it helps your body fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.

As a preservative, it is used to stabilize products and prevent them from degrading. Specifically, BHT prevents degradation from oxidation.

The concerns related to BHT come from oral studies; this ingredient is currently allowed for use by both the FDA and EU.

However, it was recently restricted for use in the UK as of April 2024.

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Preservative

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Emulsifying

We don't have a description for Poloxamer 184 yet.

When to use

151 Routines
32% use in am
68% use in pm
95% use every day
When to use See routines that use it ->
15 Routines
13% use in am
87% use in pm
100% use every day

Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

CeraVe Hydrating Micellar Water 19 ingredients

4.7 /5
from 3 ratings
No Scent (3) Works Well (3) Hydrating (2)
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Michelle MaBelle

7 months ago
Review

TL;DR: Gentle micellar water with very lipid-nourishing ingredients for your skin barrier. Affordable. Non-stripping.

Note: The toner sibling of this product doesn't play well with a lot of people's skin, but please don't let this deter your from trying this; it's really, really good!

I found this on Skinsort after trying to find something with similar ingredients to my beloved Preparation Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#no scent
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Wren P

5 months ago
Review

Works pretty well, relatively affordable and available. No smell. ph a bit high (around 7), but doesn’t seem to irritate my skin.

#no scent
#works well

Simple Skincare Kind to Skin Eye Make-up Remover 16 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Great Value (1) Hydrating (1) No Scent (1)
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Mahima_khan

7 months ago
Review

Remove dirts well and hydrating. Best part it's fungal acne safe.

#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well