Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam Versus Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam versus Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam .

Published on May 11, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 10 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for sensitive skin

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam

Face Cleanser South Korean Brand

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam 23 ingredients

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam 35 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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam 23 ingredients

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam 35 ingredients

Benefits

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger (3)

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (2)

Benefits

Hydrating

Redness Reducing

Reduces Irritation

Brightening

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Acne Trigger (3)

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (2)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam 23 ingredients

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam 35 ingredients

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Water • Lauryl Hydroxysultaine • Myristic Acid • Lauric Acid • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Potassium Hydroxide • Sodium Chloride • Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate • Betula Platyphylla Japonica Juice • Cucumis Sativus Extract • Centella Asiatica Extract • Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract • Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract • Zea Mays Silk Extract • Palmitic Acid • Capric Acid • Disodium EDTA • Phenoxyethanol • Chlorphenesin • Caprylyl Glycol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Parfum

Water • Glycerin • Stearic Acid • Myristic Acid • Peg-32 • Potassium Hydroxide • Lauric Acid • Glyceryl Stearate • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Cananga Odorata Flower Extract • Lippia Citriodora Leaf Extract • Chamomilla Recutita Flower Water • Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract • Jasminum Officinale Flower Water • Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water • Mentha Piperita Leaf Water • Mentha Rotundifolia Leaf Extract • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Water • Salvia Officinalis Leaf Extract • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Tea-Lauryl Sulfate • Sodium Chloride • Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate • Laureth-2 • Sodium Sulfate • Potassium Cocoate • Butylene Glycol • Ethyl Hexanediol • Citric Acid • Disodium EDTA • Sodium Benzoate • Phenoxyethanol • Parfum • CI 19140 • CI 42090

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.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.

Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.

It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.

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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 1.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 9.

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 2.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 1.

Myristic Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Myristic Acid is a saturated fatty acid. It is naturally found in milk fat. Other sources include palm oil, coconut oil, and butter fat.

Myristic Acid is an emulsifer and cleanser. As an emulsifer, it stabilizes a product by preventing ingredients from separating. Myristic Acid helps clean your skin by acting as a surfactant. It tends to gather oil and dirt on your skin to be easily rinsed away.

One study from 2021 found Myristic Acid to have anti-inflammatory properties.

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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 4.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 4.

Lauric Acid

What it does: Cleansing, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Lauric Acid is a fatty acid or lipid. About half of fatty acids in coconut oil is lauric acid.

This ingredient helps hydrate and sooth skin. As a humectant, it helps trap moisture. It also aids in cleaning and enhancing the texture of products.

Emerging studies show Lauric Acid to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. The antimicrobial property helps strengthen the skin barrier by fighting off bad bacteria.

Lauric acid may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne, safe.

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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 5.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 7.

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 6.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 20.

Potassium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.

Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.

Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.

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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 7.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 6.

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 8.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 22.

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 18.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 30.

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.

Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 19.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 32.

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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Holika Holika Aloe Facial Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 23.

Nature Republic Fresh Herb Aloe Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 33.

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