Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA Versus Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 - US
Updated on August 23, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, 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 and brightening skin
Free From
They both do not contain any common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates
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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.
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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterHexylene 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 GlycolGlycerin 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 GlycerinWe don't have a description for Poloxamer 184 yet.
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate is a surfactant and helps cleanse skin. It is created from the fatty acids of coconut oil.
Surfactants help rinse oil, dirt, and other pollutants easily from skin. It has a faint fruit-like scent.
Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.
It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.
Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.
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Reviews
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Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA 11 ingredients
bowad
I have a combination skin type (oily t-zone, normal for the rest).
This is the only micellar cleanser I can find that has salicylic acid mixed...
I have a combination skin type (oily t-zone, normal for the rest).
This is the only micellar cleanser I can find that has salicylic acid mixed in it so even though it has alcohol in its ingredient, I still used this product. I didn't feel any stinging or irritation while using this. It does leave a very mild tightening effect probably due to the alcohol drying up (stops once it's dry) but it's very effective in wiping off extra dirt from my face after cleansing with just water.
I also leave this product on my face rather than wash it off (it's a no-rinse product after all) but I didn't get any irritation from doing that. I think the salicylic acid in it, despite being miniscule in amount, did help in stopping new pimples from forming on my t-zone.
Overall, it's a good enough cleanser on lazy days but it's better to use the pink cap variant which doesn't have any alcohol in it.
Tomie
despite this being fungal acne safe, it still caused me to break out. it felt drying after using it though it did made my skin much brighter
Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 7 ingredients
Laila
My God! How did i not know about double cleansing with micellar water?
After trying it consistently for one month, every night paired with Avene...
My God! How did i not know about double cleansing with micellar water?
After trying it consistently for one month, every night paired with Avene clearance cleanser my skin became sooo much better.
I'm always in shock when I look at the cotton pad after cleansing even I don't wear makeup at all.
My skin feels a lot more smoother, cleaner, and actually more light? idk lol.
If you have a sensitive, reactive acne prone like me you should consider getting this rather than an oil cleanser.
Taynara Motta
Love it!
I use this as my first step in every routine. It's gentle but it cleanses deeply. I'm not particularly fond of cleasing oils, so I use...
Love it!
I use this as my first step in every routine. It's gentle but it cleanses deeply. I'm not particularly fond of cleasing oils, so I use this instead. Obs: even though it says it's not needed to wash after using it, I do think it's best to rinse it off.