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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover versus Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water .

Last updated on August 16, 2023. Published on September 02, 2021

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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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
ph level
6
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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Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea
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Ingredients Compared

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Ingredients Explained

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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 SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover contains this as ingredient number 1.

Garnier Pure Active Micellar 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 SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover contains this as ingredient number 6.

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

3
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 SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover contains this as ingredient number 8.

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

4
What it does: Preservative

Polyaminopropyl Biguanide is a preservative.

Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover contains this as ingredient number 10.

Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water contains this as ingredient number 6.

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

30% are loved or liked
20% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
10% have no rating yet
17% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
67% are disliked or very disliked
17% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water All-in-1 Waterproof Makeup Remover 10 ingredients

3.5 /5
from 4 ratings
Broke Me Out (1) Drying (1) Irritating (1) Oily (1)
LiviePie's avatar

LiviePie

2 years ago · Combination Skin
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)

bagheera's avatar

bagheera

4 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

It works, but it leaves behind a residue.

Garnier Pure Active Micellar Water 6 ingredients

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