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Cetaphil Hydrating Foaming Cream Cleanser - Europe Versus Dove Original Beauty Bar

Face Cleanser
Body Wash
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on April 09, 2025

Overview

Free From

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

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

This ingredient 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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Masking

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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When to use

12 Routines
33% use in am
67% use in pm
100% use every day
242 Routines
45% use in am
55% use in pm
97% use every day
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Reviews

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Cetaphil Hydrating Foaming Cream Cleanser 20 ingredients

4.3 /5
from 4 ratings
Great Value (2) Light (2) Hydrating (1)
inDEEZ_NUTS's avatar

Indi Servaas

4 months ago
Review

Best water based cleanser ive tried! super gentle and non stripping, lathers and foams beautifully, and you only need to use the smallest ammount so the bottle lasts ages! im sure there are less stripping cleanser out there but i cant find a better one that foams (im not sure of the reason but i tend to breakout after using non-foaming cleansers - possibly due to residue im unable to remove?) Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#no scent

Dove Original Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 8 ratings
Great Value (6) Works Well (5) Hydrating (4)
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KaitlinGraham_538

8 months ago
Review

This is my holy grail. I use it at night to wash my face and body and it’s made my skin look amazing! It’s also great as a shaving bar or shampoo in a pinch.

#great value
#hydrating
#light scent
#works well
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Farhana Soha

3 months ago
Review

The best best best ever beauty bar!!
Perfect for my face and body care, leaves my feeling super clean yet hydrated and does not strip my skin or leave a dry harsh effect on my skin , and as someone with hypersensitive dermatitis prone skin this is the only coarser that works for me and even brightens my skin🤍

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#no scent