Skincare Comparison

Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Grounded Sage Vitamin C and Probiotic Facial Serum versus CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser .

    that both contain hyaluronic acid.
  • they both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or silicones.
  • they're both likely to be good for anti aging and brightening skin.
  • they are reef safe.
  • these products have a total of 3 ingredients in common.
Serum Canadian Brand Canada
Face Cleanser Canadian Brand Canada

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

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).

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
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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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C
Niacinamide
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Good For Oily Skin
Redness Reducing (2)
Skin Texture
Anti-Aging
Dark Spots
Acne Fighting
Brightening (2)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E
Ceramides (3)
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Redness Reducing (3)
Anti-Aging (3)
Brightening

Concerns

Acne Trigger

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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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's there to help 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!

Grounded Sage Vitamin C and Probiotic Facial Serum contains this as ingredient number 1.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

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2
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form.

Sodium Hyaluronate is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. It plays a role in hydrating and soothing skin.

It is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints; it is commonly derived from sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

Grounded Sage Vitamin C and Probiotic Facial Serum contains this as ingredient number 7.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

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3
What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent
Community Rating: Loved

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin and helps moisturize and protect your skin. A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

Glycerin is a humectant, helping the skin retain moisture by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin. Having moisturized skin helps improve the skin barrier. Your skin barrier protects against skin 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, animal sources include tallow. It is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

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

Grounded Sage Vitamin C and Probiotic Facial Serum contains this as ingredient number 8.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

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

70% are loved or liked
0% have mixed ratings
10% are disliked or very disliked
20% have no rating yet
33% are loved or liked
8% have mixed ratings
42% are disliked or very disliked
17% have no rating yet

Usage

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Ratings

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Grounded Sage Vitamin C and Probiotic Facial Serum 10 ingredients

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CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

3.5 /5
Leaves Some Oil, But At Least It's Not Drying

I had to check if this cleanser actually washed off my sunscreen, and it does. But I feel like heavier makeupts (I don't use makeup, though), oilier products, etc. wouldn't wash off as well, since I could feel some oil on my skin. It must be ny natural oil, though. It's less drying than the cetaphil cleanser, but that one also strips off any and all oils & lotions. This may be a good choice in the winter, not sure about the summer, though.

from N_658
Good Simple Cleanser

its good. it does leave my face feeling a little dry after though. for the price its ok

from kawaiidesuwu_683
Super Irritating

This is supposed to be a gentle cleanser, however it has too much alcohol and it irritates/stings/burns too much a sensitive skin

from FerLopez_276

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