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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water versus Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser .

Published on February 06, 2024

Overview

What they are

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

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Makeup Remover American Brand United States

Makeup Remover

Makeup removers work to remove makeup from the skin.

Makeup Remover

Makeup removers work to remove makeup from the skin.

Price

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Starts at $8.09
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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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Benefits

Hydrating
Good For Oily Skin (3)
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating
Rosacea
Eczema

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation (2)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Acne Fighting
Brightening
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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.

1
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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Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 1.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.

Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.

It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.

Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 2.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.

3
What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying
Community Rating: Mixed

Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid, a fatty acid from coconut.

Glyceryl Caprylate is used for its emollient and emulsifier properties.

As an emollient, it helps hydrate your skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier on your skin to trap moisture in, helping to keep your skin soft and smooth.

Glyceryl Caprylate helps keep the ingredients such as oil and water together as an emulsifier.

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Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 9.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

4
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 11.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

5
What it does: Cleansing, Emulsion Stabilising
Community Rating: Mixed

Decyl Glucoside is a glucose-based surfactant. Surfactants help clean the skin by trapping oil, sebum, and dirt to be washed away.

It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.

Decyl Glucoside also helps stabilize the ingredients in a product by preventing them from separating.

This ingredient is biodegradable and non-toxic. This ingredient is commonly found in baby shampoos.

Decyl Glucoside is sometimes used to stabilize the UV filter Tinosorb.

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Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 12.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

6
What it does: Buffering, Masking
Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Desert Essence Cucumber & Aloe Micellar Cleansing Facial Water contains this as ingredient number 17.

Herbivore Pink Cloud Rosewater + Tremella Creamy Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

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

30% are loved or liked
30% have mixed ratings
20% are disliked or very disliked
20% have no rating yet
55% are loved or liked
25% have mixed ratings
15% are disliked or very disliked
5% have no rating yet

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