Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash Versus Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash versus Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash .

Published on January 14, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 13 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens or silicones

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash

Face Cleanser Indian Brand India

Face Cleanser British Brand United Kingdom

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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash 26 ingredients

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 39 ingredients

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

At a glance

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash 26 ingredients

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 39 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying

Irritating (2)

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (4)

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Vitamin E (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores

Scar Healing

Brightening (4)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating

Rosacea (3)

Eczema (4)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash 26 ingredients

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 39 ingredients

Water • Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate • Glycol Distearate • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Glycerin • Acrylates Copolymer • Peg-150 Distearate • Coco-Glucoside • Cetyl Alcohol • Parfum • Phenoxyethanol • Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate • Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate • Sodium Hydroxide • Crocus Sativus Flower Extract • Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract • Citric Acid • Menthyl Lactate • Glyceryl Oleate • Disodium EDTA • Tocopheryl Acetate • Punica Granatum Fruit Extract • Menthol • CI 15985 • Methylchloroisothiazolinone • Methylisothiazolinone

Water • Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate • Glycerin • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Acrylates Copolymer • Polysorbate 20 • Coco-Glucoside • Glycol Distearate • Glyceryl Oleate • Sodium Lactate • Dicaprylyl Ether • Phenoxyethanol • Lauryl Alcohol • Parfum • Sodium Chloride • Orbignya Oleifera Seed Oil • Xanthan Gum • Sodium Hydroxide • Caprylyl Glycol • Citric Acid • Propylene Glycol • Chlorphenesin • Glyceryl Stearate • Galactoarabinan • Papain • Disodium EDTA • Behenyl Alcohol • Butyrospermum Parkii Butter • Benzoic Acid • Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract • Hydrogenated Castor Oil • Disodium Phosphate • Stearyl Alcohol • Protease • Subtilisin • Tocopheryl Acetate • Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate • Tocopherol • Poria Cocos Extract

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Water

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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 1.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycol Distearate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Glycol Distearate serves as a pearlizing or opacifying agent in cosmetic products.

It's often included in cleansers and haircare products to give them a lustrous or shimmering appearance.

It is derived from stearic acid, a natural fatty acid commonly found in vegetable oils and animal fats.

Glycol Distearate isn't fungal acne safe.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 3.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 8.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. Dimethylaminopropylamine is a diamine, an amine with two amino groups.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.

Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.

While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 4.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 4.

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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 5.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 3.

Acrylates Copolymer

What it does:

Community Rating: Disliked

Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.

After applied, Acrylates Copolymer forms a thin film cover that helps skin feel more soft. It can help sunscreens become more water-resistant.

It is also used to make a product more thick.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 6.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash 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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 8.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 7.

Parfum

What it does: Masking, Perfuming

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 10.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 14.

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.

Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 11.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 12.

Sodium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Mixed

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 14.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 18.

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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 17.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 20.

Glyceryl Oleate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Perfuming

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Glyceryl Oleate is a fragrance and isn't fungal acne safe.

Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 19.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 9.

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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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 20.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 26.

Tocopheryl Acetate

What it does: Antioxidant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Tocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.

One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.

Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.

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Himalaya Natural Glow Kesar Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 21.

Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Wash contains this as ingredient number 36.

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