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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser versus Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser .

Last updated on October 13, 2023. Published on July 29, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free face cleansers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

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, common allergens, fragrances, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Face Cleanser American Brand United States
Face Cleanser American Brand United States

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

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 $16.00
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Starts at $8.05

Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
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

PHA
Exfoliators
Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (7)
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Skin Texture
Anti-Aging
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (3)
Eczema (2)

Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Rosacea
Eczema
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Ingredients Compared

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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.

1
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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Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

2
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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Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

3
What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Mixed

Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a cleansing agent. It can be naturally derived or synthetically-created.

As a surfactant, it helps clean your skin by gathering dirt, oil, and other pollutants to be rinsed away more easily.

Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

4
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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Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 32.

Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

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

23% are loved or liked
21% have mixed ratings
30% are disliked or very disliked
26% have no rating yet
25% are loved or liked
33% have mixed ratings
42% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Milk Makeup Vegan Milk Cleanser 53 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
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glasscasita

2 years ago · Combination Skin
Review

Liked this cleanser
This cleanser was not too drying and very gentle.

Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser 12 ingredients

3.8 /5
from 24 ratings
Drying (4) Great Value (4) No Scent (4) Works Well (3) Light (1) Light Scent (1)
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kyniwi

3 months ago · Dry Skin
Review

Good for fungal acne but it’s pretty drying. I have dry skin so it’s not the best for me. I’ll be finishing the bottle I have then switching out...

Good for fungal acne but it’s pretty drying. I have dry skin so it’s not the best for me. I’ll be finishing the bottle I have then switching out for something less drying. It’s been good on my fungal acne journey, plus it’s not irritating on my sensitive skin. It’s got simple ingredients but yeah.. drying.

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Lylz777

1 year ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

Made all of my skincare itchy
My derm recommended this because i have super sensitive skin. It was fine. No initial reaction. But i noticed all of...

Made all of my skincare itchy
My derm recommended this because i have super sensitive skin. It was fine. No initial reaction. But i noticed all of my skincare that I used afterwards made me itchy. I ended up switching out most of my products trying to get rid of the itch, never realizing this was the culprit. After I stopped using it, i tried some of the old products again and there was no itching.

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