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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water versus Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water .

Published on February 06, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Makeup Remover French Brand France
Makeup Remover French Brand France

Makeup Remover

Makeup removers work to remove makeup from the skin.

Makeup Remover

Makeup removers work to remove makeup from the skin.

Price

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Ingredient Info

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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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Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

1
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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Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 1.

Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Community Rating: Disliked

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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Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 2.

Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water contains this as ingredient number 4.

3
What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

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.

Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 3.

Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water contains this as ingredient number 8.

4
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

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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Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 4.

Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water contains this as ingredient number 9.

5
What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Disliked

We don't have a description for Poloxamer 184.

Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 5.

Lancôme Eau Fraiche Douceur Micellar Cleansing Water contains this as ingredient number 6.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

17% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
67% are disliked or very disliked
17% have no rating yet
27% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
55% are disliked or very disliked
18% have no rating yet

Usage

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