Face Gym Electro-Lite Enzyme Brightening Gel Cleanser Versus Auteur Definitive Cleansing Complex
Updated on February 12, 2025
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens or silicones
What's Inside
They both contain fragrances
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Ingredient Info
Face Gym Electro-Lite Enzyme Brightening Gel Cleanser 32 ingredients
Auteur Definitive Cleansing Complex 17 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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Face Gym Electro-Lite Enzyme Brightening Gel Cleanser 32 ingredients
Auteur Definitive Cleansing Complex 17 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Key Ingredients
Benefits
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningHectorite
AbsorbentPropanediol
Solvent
Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids
Skin ConditioningBetaine
Humectant
Isopentyldiol
Humectant
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
CleansingPapain
Skin ConditioningHordeum Distichon Extract
Skin ProtectingMelissa Officinalis Leaf Extract
Skin ConditioningTrifolium Pratense Flower Extract
Astringent
Carrageenan
Coco-Glucoside
CleansingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCalcium PCA
Humectant
Magnesium PCA
Humectant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Caprylyl Glycol
EmollientCarbomer
Emulsion StabilisingAlgin
Masking
Disodium Rutinyl Disulfate
Antioxidant
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Glycerin, Glycolipids, Hectorite, Propanediol, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Betaine, Isopentyldiol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Papain, Hordeum Distichon Extract, Melissa Officinalis Leaf Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Carrageenan, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Xanthan Gum, Hexylene Glycol, Calcium PCA, Magnesium PCA, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Carbomer, Algin, Disodium Rutinyl Disulfate, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingCoco-Glucoside
CleansingIsopentyldiol
Humectant
Sorbitol
Humectant
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids
CleansingXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingGlyceryl Oleate
Emollient
Caprylyl Glycol
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract
Skin ConditioningPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Glycerin
Humectant
Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate
EmollientLecithin
Emollient
Water, Hexylene Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Isopentyldiol, Sorbitol, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Oleate, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopherol, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Lecithin
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.
It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.
Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.
This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.
Learn more about Caprylyl GlycolCitric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).
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 even out skin tone.
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.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidCoco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away.
This ingredient is considered gentle and non-comedogenic. However, it may still be irritating for some.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideGlycerin 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.
Learn more about GlycerinGlyceryl Oleate is the ester of glycerin and oleic acid. This ingredient is mainly an emollient and emulsifier.
Emollients soften and hydrate the skin by creating a thin film on top to trap in moisture. As an emulsifier, glyceryl oleate helps stabilize formulations by preventing ingredients such as oil and water from separating. According to a manufacturer, this ingredient helps helps thicken water-in-oil formulations, shower gels, and hair shampoos.
In some products, this ingredient may be used as a fragrance / perfuming ingredient. The scent of this ingredient is described to be "waxy".
Glyceryl oleate is created from oils rich in oleic acid, such as peanut oil and olive oil.
This ingredient may not be malassezia folliculitis safe.
Learn more about Glyceryl OleateHexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.
As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.
As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.
Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolWe don't have a description for Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate yet.
Isopentyldiol is a synthetic solvent, humectant, and emollient.
Humectants have the ability to attract and hold water while emollients create a thin film to prevent water from evaporating. This combination keeps your skin and hair soft and hydrated. Plus, isopentyldiol does not leave a sticky feeling behind.
As a surfactant, isopentyldiol is a hydrotrope. Hydrotropes help surfactants (cleansing agents) dissolve into water.
According to the manufacturer, using this ingredient with sorbitol boosts skin hydration and helps close cuticles of damaged hair.
This ingredient is water-soluble.
Learn more about IsopentyldiolPhenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.
Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.
Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.
You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.
There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.
Learn more about TocopherolWater. 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!
Learn more about WaterXanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.
On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.
Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.
Learn more about Xanthan GumIngredient Ratings
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