Comparisons / Murad Prebiotic 4-in-1 MultiCleanser VS Urban Hydration Brighten & Refine Pink Clay Facial Whipped Mud Mask

Murad Prebiotic 4-in-1 MultiCleanser Versus Urban Hydration Brighten & Refine Pink Clay Facial Whipped Mud Mask

Face Cleanser

Wash Off Mask

American

American

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

Humectant

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Decyl Glucoside

C13-16 Isoparaffin

Hexylene Glycol

Propanediol

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Lactobacillus

Skin Conditioning

Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide

Cleansing

Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice

Xylitol

Xylitylglucoside

Anhydroxylitol

Sodium Hyaluronate

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Sodium Surfactin

Cleansing

Squalane

Emollient

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Urea

Yeast Amino Acids

Trehalose

Inositol

Taurine

Betaine

Isohexadecane

Caprylhydroxamic Acid

Maltodextrin

Absorbent

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning

Polysorbate 80

Emulsifying

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Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Citric Acid

Buffering

Disodium EDTA

Water

Kaolin

Montmorillonite

Glycerin

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Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Emollient

2-3 / 0 Bad for Acne Prone Skin Icon

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient

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Glyceryl Stearate

Emollient

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PEG-100 Stearate

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Beeswax

Emulsion Stabilising

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Ceteareth-25

Cleansing

Ceteareth-6

Emulsifying

Stearic Acid

Cleansing

2-3 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Phenoxyethanol

Parfum

Caprylyl Glycol

Tocopheryl Acetate

Hydroxyacetophenone

Xanthan Gum

Water, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Glycerin, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-100 Stearate, Beeswax, Ceteareth-25, Ceteareth-6, Stearic Acid, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Xanthan Gum

Alternatives

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Glycerin

Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

Learn more about Glycerin

Water

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

Learn more about Water