MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser Versus Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser versus Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser .

Last updated on January 05, 2024. Published on November 20, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 14 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Face Cleanser Canadian Brand Canada

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser 26 ingredients

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser 31 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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser 26 ingredients

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser 31 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging

Acne Fighting

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Eczema

Notable Ingredients

PHA

Vitamin E

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (5)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Skin Texture

Anti-Aging (2)

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

Irritating

Rosacea

Eczema

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Ingredients Compared

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

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser 26 ingredients

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser 31 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside • Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate • Sodium Lauroamphoacetate • Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate • Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine • Glycol Distearate • Betaine • Sodium Hyaluronate • Panthenol • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Gluconolactone • Jojoba Oil/Macadamia Seed Oil Esters • Squalene • Phytosteryl Macadamiate • Phytosterols • Tocopherol • Chondrus Crispus Extract • Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride • Ethylhexylglycerin • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Propanediol • Xanthan Gum • Coconut Acid • Citric Acid • Phenoxyethanol • Sodium Chloride • Benzoic Acid • Sodium Benzoate

Ingredients Side-by-side

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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.

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is a synthetic cleansing agent, though it is derived from coconut oil.

It is used to enhance the texture of products by boosting lather and thickening the texture. As a cleanser, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine is mild.

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

What it does: Cleansing

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride

What it does:

We don't have a description for Hydroxypropyl Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride.

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 12.

Panthenol

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 16.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 10.

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 27.

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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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

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.

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 21.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 28.

Benzoic Acid

What it does: Masking, Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Benzoic Acid is used to preserve and adjust the pH of products.

The antimicrobial property of Benzoic Acid helps elongate a product's shelf life. Its main role is to reduce fungi growth and is not found to be effective at fighting bacteria. Therefore Benzoic Acid is always added along with other preservatives.

In its pure form, Benzoic Acid looks like a white crystalline solid. It has slight solubility in water.

The name of Benzoic Acid comes from gum benzoin, which used to be the sole source of deriving this ingredient. Benzoic Acid is the most simple aromatic carboxylic acid.

Benzoic Acid is naturally occuring in strawberries, mustard, cinnamon, and cloves. It has a slight scent but is not considered to be a fragrance.

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MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 30.

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

What it does:

Community Rating: Liked

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate is used to help stabilize a product.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it helps prevent metal ions from binding to other ingredients. This prevents unwanted reactions in products. Metal ions can come into a product via the water ingredient. They are found in trace amounts and are not known to be harmful.

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 23.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

Sodium Benzoate

What it does: Masking, Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium Benzoate is a preservative. It's used in both cosmetic and food products to inhibit the growth of mold and bacteria. It is typically produced synthetically.

Both the US FDA and EU Health Committee have approved the use of sodium benzoate. In the US, levels of 0.1% (of the total product) are allowed.

Sodium benzoate works as a preservative by inhibiting the growth of bacteria inside of cells. It prevents the cell from fermenting a type of sugar using an enzyme called phosphofructokinase.

Sodium Benzoate is the salt of benzoic acid. Foods containing sodium benzoate include soda, salad dressings, condiments, fruit juices, wines, and snack foods.

Studies for using ascorbic acid and sodium benzoate in cosmetics are lacking, especially in skincare routines with multiple steps.

We always recommend speaking with a professional, such as a dermatologist, if you have any concerns.

Learn more about Sodium Benzoate

MDSolarSciences Wash Away Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 25.

Skinfix Barrier+ Foaming Oil Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 31.

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