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Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser - Canada Versus The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser

Face Cleanser
Face Cleanser
American Brand United States
Canadian Brand Canada

Updated on April 02, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any 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

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

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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Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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When to use

40 Routines
48% use in am
53% use in pm
98% use every day
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634 Routines
44% use in am
56% use in pm
96% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser 10 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 25 ratings
Great Value (10) No Scent (10) Light (9)
fantacool's avatar

FANTA

7 months ago
Review

smooth and not drying, I always come back to this cleanser , I like it been used for 6 years now , but the only thing don’t like is alcohol in it , again the alcohol doesn’t cause me a problem !!!

The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser 8 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 10 ratings
Works Well (4) Great Value (3) No Scent (2)
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ZarephLae

1 year ago
Review

It's a gentle gel-cleanser that is suitable to any skin-type but better on oily skin due to it's texture. It's very basic in this regard and that's not a bad thing. It doesn't target any skin concern specifically so if that's what you're after, I wouldn't recommend this product but I'd use it as a "shower cleanser" or something you would use on the morning or in the middle of the day. Especially Show more

#great value
#light
#light scent
#works well
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flora

7 months ago
Review

Basic cleanser! Doesn’t do much for fighting acne but is a nice simple cleanser that doesn’t leave skin dry or make acne worse. Good place to start when battling fungal acne