Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser Versus Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser versus Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser .

Last updated on February 07, 2024. Published on April 01, 2022

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin and reducing pores

Free From

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

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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

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).

Face Cleanser

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Ingredient Info

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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser 44 ingredients

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser 36 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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser 44 ingredients

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser 36 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators

Benefits

Hydrating

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation (2)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging

Acne Fighting

Brightening

Concerns

Drying

Acne Trigger

Rosacea

Eczema

Notable Ingredients

AHA (2)

PHA

Exfoliators

Hyaluronic Acid (5)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Good For Oily Skin (2)

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture (3)

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Anti-Aging (3)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (4)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (4)

Concerns

Drying (2)

Acne Trigger

Irritating (3)

Rosacea (3)

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

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

Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser 44 ingredients

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser 36 ingredients

Water • Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate • Glycerin • Polysorbate 20 • Decyl Glucoside • Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate • Litchi Chinensis Fruit Extract • Hedychium Coronarium Root Extract • Lotus Corniculatus Flower Extract • Hydrolyzed Jojoba Protein • Quartz • Rose Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract • Cupressus Sempervirens Leaf/Stem Extract • Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract • Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Extract • Citrus Aurantium Amara Flower Extract • Mangifera Indica Fruit Extract • Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Seed Extract • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract • Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract • Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract • Cananga Odorata Flower Extract • Coffea Arabica Leaf/Seed Extract • Cucumis Melo Cantalupensis Fruit Extract • Sodium Chloride • Panthenol • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Cocamide Mipa • Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate • Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride • Trisodium EDTA • Potassium Sorbate • Caprylyl Glycol • Hexylene Glycol • Phenoxyethanol • CI 19140 • CI 14700 • CI 60730

Water • Decyl Glucoside • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate • Butylene Glycol • Glycolic Acid • Glycerin • Mandelic Acid • 1,2-Hexanediol • Sodium Hydroxide • Sodium Chloride • Tromethamine • Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder • Gluconolactone • Citrus Junos Fruit Extract • Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract • Salix Alba Bark Extract • Hamamelis Virginiana Extract • Lactobacillus/Rice Ferment • Bifida Ferment Lysate • Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate • Hyaluronic Acid • Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate • Potassium Hyaluronate • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Zinc PCA • Maltitol • Allantoin • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Xanthan Gum • Arginine • Pentylene Glycol • Ethylhexylglycerin

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Decyl Glucoside

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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning, Tonic

We don't have a description for Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract.

Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 24.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser 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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Fourth Ray Beauty AM To The PM Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 31.

Hero Cosmetics Exfoliating Jelly Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

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