Jordan Samuel Skin The Matinee Cream Cleanser Versus Chemist Confessions Inc. Blank Slate Gentle Gel Cleanser
This cream cleanser uses mild cleansing ingredients, but contains alcohol that may feel drying for some.
This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
What's inside
What's inside
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
EmollientSesamum Indicum Seed Oil
Emollient
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Water
Skin ConditioningPentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Silt
AbsorbentCetearyl Olivate
Stearic Acid
Cleansing
Palmitic Acid
Emollient
Sorbitan Olivate
Emulsifying
Glyceryl Stearate
Emollient
Rosa Canina Seed Oil
Emollient
Cetearyl Glucoside
Emulsifying
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Cellulose Gum
Emulsion StabilisingLysolecithin
EmulsifyingSclerotium Gum
Emulsion StabilisingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Xanthan Gum
EmulsifyingPullulan
Algin
MaskingEthyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl
Skin ConditioningGlucose
Humectant
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
Emollient
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Antimicrobial
Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract
Masking
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Benzyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Dehydroacetic Acid
Preservative
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Sesamum Indicum Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Water, Pentylene Glycol, Silt, Cetearyl Olivate, Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid, Sorbitan Olivate, Glyceryl Stearate, Rosa Canina Seed Oil, Cetearyl Glucoside, Hydroxyacetophenone, Panthenol, Cellulose Gum, Lysolecithin, Sclerotium Gum, Allantoin, Xanthan Gum, Pullulan, Algin, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate Hcl, Glucose, Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Benzoic Acid, Benzyl Alcohol, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sorbic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
CleansingLauryl Glucoside
CleansingGlycereth-26
Humectant
Propanediol
Solvent
Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate
Cleansing
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
Emulsifying
Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol
EmulsifyingDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Sorbic Acid
Preservative
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Acrylates Copolymer
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Citrate
BufferingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Water, Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate, Lauryl Glucoside, Glycereth-26, Propanediol, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, Ceteareth-60 Myristyl Glycol, Dicaprylyl Ether, Sorbic Acid, Lactic Acid, Acrylates Copolymer, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Chlorphenesin
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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.
Sorbic Acid is a preservative that stops your product from spoiling by stopping microbes from growing.
As a preservative, it's kind of a specialist: it has a broad spectrum of activity against yeast and molds but is weaker against bacteria. That's why it's often paired with another preservative to cover that gap.
This ingredient is also pretty picky about pH; it performs best at pH 6.5 or below.
At the right pH level, sorbic acid is "active" and can slip through the outer wall of a microbe. Once inside, it turns the cell's interior more acidic to shut down the microbe from the inside.
The EU caps this ingredient at 0.6% while the CIR has concluded it's safe at concentrations up to 1%. It's most often used around 0.05-0.2% in cosmetics.
Though this ingredient is considered low-sensitizing and well-tolerated, a very small number of people may have a contact allergy to it. Be sure to patch test if you have a history of allergies towards preservatives.
Learn more about Sorbic AcidWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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