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Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 - US Versus L'Oreal Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Cleansing Micellar Water

Makeup Remover
Face Cleanser
French Brand France
French Brand France

Updated on August 23, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe . 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 harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Benefits

Benefits

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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!

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Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Hexylene 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.

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

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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Emulsifying

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When to use

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24% use in am
76% use in pm
93% use every day
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40% use in am
60% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 7 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 64 ratings
Great Value (33) Works Well (30) No Scent (30)
laila.21's avatar

Laila

1 year ago
Review

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 Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well
kyniwi's avatar

kyniwi

1 year ago
Review

I like this but I wish it removed eye makeup a little better. I like that it’s fungal acne safe, though, which is a big plus!

#great value
#light
#no scent

L'Oreal Revitalift Hyaluronic Acid Cleansing Micellar Water 9 ingredients

3.7 /5
from 3 ratings
Great Value (2) Hydrating (2) Light (2)
Elapidae's avatar

Ela

5 months ago
Review

I reviewed the product again cause I thought maybe it’s not that bad as I think it is (I have personal issues with L’Oréal). Nope, it’s worse. Hence it went down from 3 to 2 stars. It’s cheap and it’s good for sensible skin (that’s why 2 starts), but I actually did a test. I cleaned my skin with it very thoroughly. Went over my face 3 times with it till it showed nothing. Then I used another Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well
Khang69's avatar

K

5 months ago
Review

Cleanses well, it does brighten and cooldown my face. No redness after applying and hydrate

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#light scent