Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover Versus e.l.f. cosmetics Holy Hydration! E.L.F Off Makeup Remover
Updated on January 23, 2025
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 8 ingredients in common
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They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, oils, parabens or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
e.l.f. cosmetics Holy Hydration! E.L.F Off Makeup Remover 17 ingredients
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Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
e.l.f. cosmetics Holy Hydration! E.L.F Off Makeup Remover 17 ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningIsohexadecane
EmollientIsododecane
EmollientCetyl Ethylhexanoate
EmollientSqualane
Emollient
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Decyl Glucoside
CleansingSodium Chloride
Masking
Potassium Phosphate
BufferingDipotassium Phosphate
BufferingDisodium EDTA
Hexyldecanol
EmollientPolyaminopropyl Biguanide
Preservative
Parfum
Masking
CI 42090
Cosmetic ColorantIngredients 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 WaterIsohexadecane is added to enhance texture, emulsify, and to help cleanse. It is an isoparrafin. It is a component of petrolatum.
Due to its large size, Isohexadecane is not absorbed by the skin. Instead, it sits on top and acts as an emollient. Emollients help keep your skin soft and smooth by trapping moisture within.
Isohexadecane is often used in products designed to help oily skin. It is lightweight and non-greasy while helping to moisturize. When mixed with silicones, it gives a product a silky feel.
Learn more about IsohexadecanePotassium Phosphate is the term for the salts of potassium and phosphate ions. Our bodies naturally create and use potassium phosphate.
In cosmetics, potassium phosphate is used to adjust the pH level of products. Our skin has a natural pH level. Maintaining this pH level is important for our skin barrier. If the skin barrier is disrupted, our skin can experience dehydration and irritation.
This ingredient is used in medicine to help treat low blood levels of phosphorus.
Learn more about Potassium PhosphateChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.
This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.
The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.
Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideDipotassium Phosphate is an inorganic salt. This just means it has a different structure than organic salts. It is a stabilizing and pH adjusting ingredient.
This ingredient is soluble in water.
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.
Learn more about Disodium EDTADecyl Glucoside is a glucose-based surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Surfactants help clean the skin by trapping oil, sebum, and dirt to be washed away. As an emulsion stabilizer, it stabilizes the ingredients in a product by preventing them from separating.
This ingredient is biodegradable and non-toxic. This ingredient is commonly found in baby shampoos.
Decyl Glucoside is sometimes used to stabilize the UV filter Tinosorb.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosidePolyaminopropyl Biguanide is a preservative.
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Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients
e.l.f. cosmetics Holy Hydration! E.L.F Off Makeup Remover 17 ingredients
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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)
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e.l.f. cosmetics Holy Hydration! E.L.F Off Makeup Remover 17 ingredients
Gentle and effective at cleaning makeup. It dissolve any and all of my makeup. I even use it to clean my makeup brushes and containers. Perfection.
