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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar versus Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar .

Last updated on October 21, 2023. Published on October 28, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin

Free From

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

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that need an update? Let us know.

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

Body Wash

Products for cleansing your body. These include soaps, gels, cleansing creams, cleansing oils, and body washes.

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).

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Ingredient Info

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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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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Acne Trigger
Irritating

Benefits

Hydrating

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin (4)
Acne Trigger (2)
Rosacea
Eczema
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Ingredients Explained

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What it does: Cleansing
Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 1.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 2.

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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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DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 2.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 3.

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What it does: Cleansing, Emollient, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Coconut Acid isn't fungal acne safe.

DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 3.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 4.

4
What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate.

DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 4.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 6.

5
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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DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 6.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 5.

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What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetearyl alcohol is a mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is mainly used as an emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent the separation of oils and products. Due to its composition, it can also be used to thicken a product or help create foam.

Cetearyl alcohol is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

Studies show Cetearyl alcohol is non-toxic and non-irritating. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

This ingredient is usually derived from plant oils such as palm, vegetable, or coconut oils. There is debate on whether this ingredient will cause acne.

Due to the fatty acid base, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.

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DermaHarmony 2% Pyrithione Zinc Face & Body Bar contains this as ingredient number 9.

Vanicream Z-Bar Medicated Cleansing Bar contains this as ingredient number 11.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

20% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
27% have no rating yet
24% are loved or liked
6% have mixed ratings
53% are disliked or very disliked
18% have no rating yet

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