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Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser Versus Etude House Soon Jung Ph 6.5 Whip Cleanser

Face Cleanser
Face Cleanser
American Brand United States
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on March 05, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones 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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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

Cleansing
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

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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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Emollient, Emulsifying

Glyceryl Caprylate comes from glycerin and caprylic acid, a fatty acid from coconut. It has emollient and emulsifier properties.

As an emollient, it helps hydrate your skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier on your skin to trap moisture in, helping to keep your skin soft and smooth.

On the other hand, emulsifiers prevent ingredients (such as oil and water) from separating.

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Buffering, Masking

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

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 even out skin tone.

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.

Read more about some other popular AHA's here:

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When to use

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser 51 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 5 ratings
Hydrating (2) Great Value (1) Light Scent (1)
veronicall's avatar

Veronica ll

3 months ago
Review

***NOTE: the ingredient list is not correct here - the product doesn’t have all this perfumes or red markes? Can someone please change this?***
https://www.glowrecipe.com/products/avocado-ceramide-moisture-barrier-cleanser?_pos=1&_sid=c95045f3e&_ss=r

I have acne prone, sensitive and winter dry skin. Love this cleanser! It has an amazing very light scent of pear icecream 🍐🍦. For me, it’s super Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light scent
#works well
addangel's avatar

Ada

4 months ago
Review

It’s fine? It did not impress me in any way.

#hydrating

Etude House Soon Jung Ph 6.5 Whip Cleanser 13 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Drying (2) Great Value (1) Hydrating (1)
klyuma's avatar

klyuma

9 months ago
Review

To be totally honest, my skin does feel dry after but I like that. It makes my face feel clean. I love how this cleanser have simple ingredients. I also love how it foams up. But if your gonna buy, do not from amazon. My cleanser came with no seal and was leaking. So I’m concerned that they added or removed stuff.

#great value
#drying
#hydrating
#light