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Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover Versus La Roche-Posay Oil-Infused Micellar Water Ultra - Canada

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
French Brand France
French Brand France

Updated on January 23, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 3 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

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Concerns

Concerns

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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Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Isohexadecane 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.

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Masking

Chances 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.

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When to use

540 Routines
21% use in am
79% use in pm
89% use every day
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10 Routines
20% use in am
80% use in pm
100% use every day

Reviews

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Garnier Skinactive Micellar Cleansing Water All-In-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 10 ratings
Great Value (6) Oily (4) No Scent (4)
LiviePie's avatar

LiviePie

3 years ago
Review

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)

fawns's avatar

🐾

9 months ago
Review

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- 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗍𝗒 π–»π–Ίπ—Œπ—‚π–Ό π—†π–Ίπ—„π–Ύπ—Žπ—‰ π—‹π–Ύπ—†π—ˆπ—π–Ύπ—‹, π—‡π—ˆπ— π—Œπ—Žπ—‹π–Ύ 𝗂𝖿 𝖨 π—π—ˆπ—Žπ—…π–½ π—‹π–Ύπ—‰π—Žπ—‹π–Όπ—π–Ίπ—Œπ–Ύ
- π—π–Ίπ—„π–Ύπ—Œ π—ˆπ–Ώπ–Ώ 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 π—’π—ˆπ—Ž 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅
- π—…π–Ύπ–Ίπ—π–Ύπ—Œ 𝖻𝖾𝗁𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝖺 π—ˆπ—‚π—…π—’ π—‹π–Ύπ—Œπ—‚π–½π—Žπ–Ύ π—Œπ—ˆ 𝖨 π–Ίπ—…π—π–Ίπ—’π—Œ π—Žπ—Œπ–Ύ 𝖺 π–Όπ—…π–Ύπ–Ίπ—‡π—Œπ–Ύπ—‹ 𝖺𝖿𝗍𝖾𝗋

#great value
#oily

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