Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar Versus Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar versus Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar .

Last updated on November 27, 2023. Published on April 03, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both face cleansers. They have a total of 7 ingredients in common

Free From

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

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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar

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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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 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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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 ingredients

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Concerns

Drying (2)

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger

Rosacea (2)

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.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar 17 ingredients

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Sodium Tallowate • Water • Sodium Stearate • Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate • Sodium Cocoate • Peg-20 • Sodium Chloride • Parfum • Sodium Isethionate • Petrolatum • Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate • Sucrose Cocoate • Titanium Dioxide • Pentasodium Pentetate • Tetrasodium Etidronate

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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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing 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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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 4.

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

Sodium Stearate

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Sodium stearate is the sodium salt of stearic acid.

The structure of sodium stearate makes it both a cleanser and emulsifier. As a cleanser, it helps dissolve dirt, oil, and other pollutants. As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This adds stability to the formula.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 5.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 7.

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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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 9.

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

Sodium Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 11.

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

Titanium Dioxide

What it does: Cosmetic Colorant, UV Absorber, UV Filter

Community Rating: Mixed

Titanium dioxide is known for its UVA and UVB protection properties. It is non-comedogenic and non-irritating. Titanium Dioxide is a physical sunscreen. Physical sunscreens reflect light and prevent it from reaching your skin.

Protecting your skin against UV radiation can prevent the signs of aging. Sun damage is associated with fine-lines, wrinkles, loss of firmness, and hyperpigmentation. Titanium dioxide can help prevent premature aging.

With modern production, nano-scale or fine-grade titanium dioxide can be easily produced for cosmetics. In sunscreen, titanium dioxide absorbs UV light. Our skin is not able to absorb Titanium dioxide, even nanoparticles.

Titanium itself is the 9th most common element in the Earth's crust. Titanium dioxide is formed when oxygen is introduced and can be found in ores, dust, sand, and soil.

Pure titanium dioxide is a white powder that is used in many products to add or change color.

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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 15.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 14.

Tetrasodium Etidronate

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising

We don't have a description for Tetrasodium Etidronate.

Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 17.

Dove Sensitive Skin Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 11.

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