Garnier Bright Anti-Acne 2% Vitamin C + Salicylic + Mineral Face Wash Versus Nivea Luminous Skin Glow Bubble Wash Foam
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningKaolin
Abrasive
Glycerin
Humectant
Zea Mays Starch
Absorbent
CI 77891
Cosmetic ColorantDecyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Perlite
Absorbent
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
Emulsifying
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantCI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantLinalool
Perfuming
Zinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Trideceth-6
EmulsifyingParfum
Masking
Pumice
Abrasive
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSilica
Abrasive
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Limonene
Perfuming
Ascorbyl Glucoside
Antioxidant
Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emollient
Tetrasodium EDTA
Citrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil
Abrasive
Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
Skin ConditioningXanthan Gum
EmulsifyingMenthol
Masking
Maltodextrin
Absorbent
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingBenzyl Salicylate
Perfuming
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Water, Kaolin, Glycerin, Zea Mays Starch, CI 77891, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Perlite, PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate, CI 42090, CI 77007, Linalool, Zinc Gluconate, Trideceth-6, Parfum, Pumice, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Limonene, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Tetrasodium EDTA, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Menthol, Maltodextrin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol
Water
Skin ConditioningPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Glycerin
Humectant
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
PEG-150
HumectantPEG-8
HumectantGlycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract
Bleaching
Fucus Vesiculosus Extract
Emollient
Panax Ginseng Root Extract
Emollient
Aluminum Chlorohydrate
AstringentCarnitine
Cleansing
Glyceryl Glucoside
Humectant
Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice
Skin ConditioningCera Alba
Emollient
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Cleansing
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Arachidic Acid
Cleansing
Oleic Acid
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingCitric Acid
Buffering
Glucose
Humectant
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Bisabolol
Antioxidant
Caramel
Cosmetic ColorantTrisodium EDTA
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Water, Propylene Glycol, Palmitic Acid, Stearic Acid, Glycerin, Lauric Acid, PEG-150, PEG-8, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Panax Ginseng Root Extract, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, Carnitine, Glyceryl Glucoside, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice, Cera Alba, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lactic Acid, Arachidic Acid, Oleic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Trideceth-9, Citric Acid, Glucose, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Bisabolol, Caramel, Trisodium EDTA, Sodium Benzoate
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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