Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser Versus First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser versus First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on July 21, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 9 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

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

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser

Face Cleanser French Brand France

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Face Cleanser

Face cleansers are used to remove makeup, dead skin cells, pollutants, oil, dirt, and/or clean out pores on the skin. Face cleansers may specialize in having one function (exa. just removing makeup) or may have multiple functions (exa. Removing makeup and cleaning pores).

Face Cleanser

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Ingredient Info

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser 29 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser 27 ingredients

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

5.5

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

5.5

At a glance

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser 29 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser 27 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

BHA

Ceramides

Benefits

Hydrating

Good For Oily Skin

Reduces Large Pores

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying (2)

Acne Trigger

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing (3)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (2)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating

Rosacea

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser 29 ingredients

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser 27 ingredients

Glycerin • Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate • Coco-Betaine • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Sodium Chloride • Phenoxyethanol • Peg-100 Stearate • Ppg-5-Ceteth-20 • Glyceryl Stearate • Coconut Acid • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Caprylyl Glycol • Peg-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate • Propylene Glycol • Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer • Salicylic Acid • Chlorphenesin • Methyldihydrojasmonate • Sodium Hydroxide • Hydrogenated Coconut Acid • Polyquaternium-53 • Coco-Glucoside • Disodium EDTA • Sodium Isethionate • Peg-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate • Trideceth-6 • Benzoic Acid • Citric Acid • Ceramide AP

Water • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Glycerin • Stearic Acid • Hydrogenated Coconut Acid • Sodium Isethionate • Stearyl Alcohol • Allantoin • Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Tocopherol • Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate • Phenoxyethanol • Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate • Sodium PCA • Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose • Coco-Glucoside • Glyceryl Oleate • Sodium Chloride • Disodium EDTA • Citric Acid • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • Maltodextrin • Tetrasodium EDTA

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.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Sodium Chloride

What it does: Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

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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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 21.

Phenoxyethanol

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 15.

Hydrogenated Coconut Acid

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Hydrogenated Coconut Acid isn't fungal acne safe.

Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

Coco-Glucoside

What it does: Cleansing, Foaming

Community Rating: Disliked

Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.

Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. Coco-Glucoside is considered gentle and non-comedogenic.

This ingredient is a known skin-irritant.

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.

Disodium EDTA

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 The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 23.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

Sodium Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Sodium Isethionate.

Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 24.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Citric Acid

What it does: Buffering, Masking

Community Rating: Disliked

Citric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).

If you spot Citric Acid near the end of an ingredient list, it's likely there as a pH adjuster rather than an active ingredient.

As an AHA, Citric Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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Garnier The Gentle Sulfate-Free Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 28.

First Aid Beauty Pure Skin Face Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 23.

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