Dove Original Beauty Bar Versus Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Dove Original Beauty Bar versus Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash .

Last updated on July 10, 2023. Published on September 20, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free body washes. They have a total of 10 ingredients in common

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Dove Original Beauty Bar

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash

Body Wash American Brand United States

Body Wash

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

Body Wash

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

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Ingredient Info

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Dove Original Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash 33 ingredients

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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Dove Original Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash 33 ingredients

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (2)

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying (3)

May Worsen Oily Skin (3)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating (2)

Rosacea (3)

Eczema (2)

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Dove Original Beauty Bar 14 ingredients

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash 33 ingredients

Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Lauric Acid • Sodium Oleate • Water • Sodium Isethionate • Sodium Stearate • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Parfum • Sodium Laurate • Tetrasodium Etidronate • Tetrasodium EDTA • Sodium Chloride • Titanium Dioxide

Water • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Sodium Laureth Sulfate • Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate • Sodium Chloride • Parfum • Glycerin • Phenoxyethanol • Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate • Stearic Acid • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer • Lauric Acid • Sodium Hydroxide • Citric Acid • BHT • Ppg-7 • Coconut Acid • Sodium Palmitate • Sodium Benzoate • Tetrasodium EDTA • Sodium Isethionate • Sodium Stearate • Peg-4 Laurate • Peg-4 Dilaurate • Sodium Palm Kernelate • Oryza Sativa Bran Oil • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate • Peg-4 • Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate • Zinc Oxide • Alumina • CI 77891

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.

Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing, Foaming, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Lauroyl Isethionate.

Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 1.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 9.

Stearic Acid

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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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 2.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 10.

Lauric Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Lauric Acid is a fatty acid or lipid. About half of fatty acids in coconut oil is lauric acid.

This ingredient helps hydrate and sooth skin. As a humectant, it helps trap moisture. It also aids in cleaning and enhancing the texture of products.

Emerging studies show Lauric Acid to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. The antimicrobial property helps strengthen the skin barrier by fighting off bad bacteria.

Lauric acid may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne, safe.

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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 3.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 13.

Water

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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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 5.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 1.

Sodium Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate.

Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 6.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 22.

Sodium Stearate

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Sodium stearate is the sodium salt of stearic acid.

The structure of sodium stearate makes it both a cleanser and emulsifier. As a cleanser, it helps dissolve dirt, oil, and other pollutants. As an emulsifier, it helps prevent ingredients from separating. This adds stability to the formula.

Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 7.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 23.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

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

Cocamidopropyl Betaine 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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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 8.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 2.

Parfum

What it does: Masking, Perfuming

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 9.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 6.

Tetrasodium EDTA

What it does:

Community Rating: Disliked

Tetrasodium EDTA is the salt formed from neutralizing ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is a chelating agent and used to prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This helps keep the product and ingredients stable.

Tetrasodium EDTA comes as a white solid and is soluble in water.

Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 12.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 21.

Sodium Chloride

What it does: Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

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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Dove Original Beauty Bar contains this as ingredient number 13.

Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash contains this as ingredient number 5.

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