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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Kiehl's Smoothing Oil-to-Foam Body Cleanser versus Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on February 11, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 2 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 parabens or silicones

What's Inside

They both contain oils and sulfates

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Body Wash American Brand United States
Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Body Wash

Products for cleansing your body. These include soaps, gels, cleansing creams, cleansing oils, and body washes.

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).

Price

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Starts at $15.00

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

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Anti-Aging
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Acne Trigger (2)
Irritating (2)
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C
Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying (3)
Acne Trigger
Rosacea
Eczema
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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Disliked

Persea Gratissima Oil is made by pressing dehydrated avocado fruit from the tree Persea gratissima, Lauraceae.

Avocado Oil has antioxidant properties. Antioxidants help fight off free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.

Avocado Oil is mostly made up of the glycerides of fatty acids. About 67% of these fatty acids is made up of oleic acid. Palmitic acid and linoleic acid are also present.

These fatty acids help hydrate and soften the skin. It may increase collagen content in the skin. Collagen helps keep your skin plump and firm.

Avocado Oil reduces inflammation and has not shown to clog glands.

Avocados also have B vitamins, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin E, and potassium.

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Kiehl's Smoothing Oil-to-Foam Body Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 27.

2
What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Kiehl's Smoothing Oil-to-Foam Body Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 12.

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 25.

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

13% are loved or liked
7% have mixed ratings
40% are disliked or very disliked
40% have no rating yet
19% are loved or liked
19% have mixed ratings
56% are disliked or very disliked
7% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Kiehl's Smoothing Oil-to-Foam Body Cleanser 15 ingredients

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Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cleanser 27 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Works Well (1)
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WhimsiLove

2 months ago · Normal Skin
Review

Feels like it does well on my skin. No concerns or issues.

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