Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water For Sensitive Skin All-in-1 Versus Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover
Updated on January 23, 2025
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water For Sensitive Skin All-in-1 7 ingredients
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water For Sensitive Skin All-in-1 7 ingredients
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
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 GlycolDisodium 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.
Learn more about Disodium EDTAPolyaminopropyl Biguanide is a preservative.
Ingredient Ratings
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When to use
Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water For Sensitive Skin All-in-1 7 ingredients
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
Reviews
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Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water For Sensitive Skin All-in-1 7 ingredients
This broke me out and it took me forever to believe because I was under the impression micellar water was the move for acne prone girlies. It’s also a fairly simple ingredients list but beware of the disodium cocoamphodiacetate in this! It’s derived from coconut oil and I’m now going down a rabbit hole to see what else I’m using is coconut based as I obviously don’t react well! I’ve switched to Show more
This one made me break out really badly! I used it before I got into skincare, thinking I was cleaning my skin, but all I was really doing was moving dirt around my face. Even if it says it doesn’t need washing off: please, wash it off! I know it’s tempting to leave it on during lazy days, but don’t. It’s not properly cleaning your skin, and it’s definitely not doing your pores any favors when Show more
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
Takes off waterproof mascara
It takes off waterproof mascara perfectly but I'm sad to find out its not cruelty-free (or vegan for that matter)
Cheap and removes makeup well but it burns and leaves a residue that is hard to wash off. Caused my skin to be irritated even after I washed it off, and broke me out with continuous use. I tried to remove mascara with it, but couldn't get it near my eyes without them stinging badly.
