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Cow Brand Mutenka Cleansing Oil Versus Hada Labo Gokujyun Oil Cleansing

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
Japanese Brand Japan
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on November 13, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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Benefits

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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.

Emollient, Emulsifying

Peg-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate comes from Isostearic Acid and glycerin.

It is an emollient, emulsifier, and gentle cleanser. As an emollient, it helps trap moisture to keep skin soft and hydrated. Emulsifiers help prevent ingredients from separating.

This ingredient is common in oil-based products. This is because it helps oil-ingredients be easily washed away without leaving a residue.

Peg-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate may not be fungal-acne safe.

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Ethylhexyl Palmitate is created from 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid. It is a fatty acid ester.

The fatty acid content of Ethylhexyl Palmitate makes it an emollient. Emollients help soften and hydrate your skin by trapping moisture within.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is also used to help improve the texture of cosmetics. It helps other ingredient dissolve in products and help disperse ingredients more evenly. In fact, it is commonly used to evenly mix sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone and ethylhexyl triazone. It can also help stabilize the fragrances in a product as a fragrance fixative.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate can be used to substitute mineral oil.

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Masking, Skin Conditioning

Triethylhexanoin is created from glycerin and 2-ethylhexanoic acid. It is a solvent and emollient.

As a solvent, Triethylhexanoin helps dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product.

It is also an emollient and helps condition the skin.

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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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When to use

12 Routines
8% use in am
92% use in pm
92% use every day
42 Routines
12% use in am
88% use in pm
90% use every day
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Reviews

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Cow Brand Mutenka Cleansing Oil 16 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Great Value (1) No Scent (1) Works Well (1)
M123's avatar

M123

1 year ago
Review

Best inexpensive, simple, fragrance free cleansing oil with a cute little heart on it. We love her, repurchased again and again.

#great value
#no scent
#works well

Hada Labo Gokujyun Oil Cleansing 13 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Great Value (2) Light (2) Light Scent (1)
honimoli's avatar

honimoli

1 year ago
Review

The pros are that it's really gentle and it goes away immediately with water, so no residue. I have reactive skin, and it hasn't affected me in any negative way. I have had some redness but I don't think it's from the product, but because I was too rough when using it a first. Once I stopped it went away.

It has a very light smell, like olive oil, which is unsurprising because it's the main Show more

#great value
#light
#light scent
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CourtneyChristopher

5 months ago
Review

Works ok

#great value
#light
#works well