Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam Versus Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam versus Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser .

Published on April 27, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain AHA, ceramides and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores, scar healing and better texture

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

Face Cleanser South Korean Brand

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

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Ingredient Info

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam 71 ingredients

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser 47 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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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam 71 ingredients

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser 47 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA

PHA

Vitamin E

Ceramides (4)

Hyaluronic Acid (5)

Benefits

Hydrating (6)

Good For Oily Skin (3)

Redness Reducing (8)

Reduces Irritation (7)

Skin Texture (2)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (4)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (2)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (4)

Concerns

Drying

Acne Trigger

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Ceramides

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Anti-Aging (2)

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting

Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying

Acne Trigger

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam 71 ingredients

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser 47 ingredients

Water • Glycerin • Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate • Lauramidopropyl Betaine • Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate • Acrylates Copolymer • Citric Acid • Sodium Chloride • Potassium Cocoate • Hydroxyacetophenone • Dipropylene Glycol • Caprylyl Glycol • Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil • Panthenol • Butylene Glycol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Sodium Rna • Sodium Lactate • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Centella Asiatica Extract • Houttuynia Cordata Extract • Arginine • Cyanocobalamin • Aspartic Acid • Sapindus Trifoliatus Fruit Extract • Xanthan Gum • Glycine • Alanine • Gluconolactone • Portulaca Oleracea Extract • Saururus Chinensis Extract • Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Oil • Zinc • Capryloyl Salicylic Acid • Serine • Valine • Leucine • Threonine • Proline • Asiaticoside • Madecassic Acid • Asiatic Acid • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Phenylalanine • Histidine • Artemisia Vulgaris Extract • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract • Ethylhexylglycerin • Acorus Calamus Root Extract • Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil • Ceramide NP • Glucose • Hydrogenated Lecithin • Phospholipids • Sodium Hyaluronate • Chondrus Crispus Extract • Melaleuca Alternifolia Leaf Extract • Cholesterol • Tocopheryl Acetate • Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate • Madecassoside • Ceramide Ns • Ceramide As • Ceramide AP • Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid • Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate • Hyaluronic Acid • Phytosterols • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Potassium Hyaluronate

Water • Glycerin • Acrylates Copolymer • Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate • Persea Gratissima Oil • Lauramidopropyl Betaine • Potassium Cocoate • Glycolipids • Inulin • Ceramide NP • Avena Sativa Kernel Flour • Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract • Populus Tremuloides Bark Extract • Saccharide Isomerate • Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate • Polyglyceryl-2 Caprylate • Caprylyl Glycol • Hydroxyacetophenone • Myristamidopropyl Betaine • Sodium Chloride • Lauroyl Lysine • Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Sodium Hydroxide • Citric Acid • Sodium Citrate • Caprylyl Glyceryl Ether • Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride • Elettaria Cardamomum Seed Extract • Jasminum Officinale Flower/Leaf Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Cananga Odorata Flower Extract • Cucumis Melo Fruit Extract • Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract • Lavandula Angustifolia Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Rose Extract • Rubus Idaeus Leaf Extract • Santalum Album Wood Extract • Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract • Amber Powder • Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract • Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract • Tocopherol • Solanum Melongena Fruit Extract • Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract • Curcuma Longa Root Extract • Corallina Officinalis Extract

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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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

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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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 2.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate

What it does:

Community Rating: Mixed

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 3.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

Lauramidopropyl Betaine

What it does: Cleansing, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Lauramidopropyl Betaine.

Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 4.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Acrylates Copolymer

What it does:

Community Rating: Disliked

Acrylates Copolymer is used as a film-forming agent and texture enhancer.

After applied, Acrylates Copolymer forms a thin film cover that helps skin feel more soft. It can help sunscreens become more water-resistant.

It is also used to make a product more thick.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 6.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

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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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 7.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 24.

Sodium Chloride

What it does: Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 8.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

Potassium Cocoate

What it does: Emulsifying

Community Rating: Very Disliked

This ingredient is the potassium salt of coconut acid. Coconut acid is created by mixing fatty acids from coconut oil.

It is an emulsifier, surfactant, and cleanser. According to a manufacturer, it contains glycerin.

Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 9.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.

Hydroxyacetophenone

What it does: Antioxidant

Community Rating: Liked

Hydroxyacetophenone is antioxidant and helps with skin conditioning.

Antioxidants help fight off free-radical molecules. These unstable molecules may damage your skin cells. By helping stabilize free-radicals, antioxidants may help in anti-aging.

Hydroxyacetophenone boosts the efficiency of other preservatives.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 10.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.

Caprylyl Glycol

What it does: Emollient, Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture.

It is a common ingredient in many products, especially those designed to hydrate skin. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier.

Though Caprylyl Glycol is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin.

This ingredient is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. It has slight antimicrobial properties.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 12.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.

Within a product, Caprylic Triglyceride can thicken the product and make spreadability easier by dissolving clumping compounds. An added benefit of Caprylic Triglyceride is its antioxidant properties.

Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid. Caprylic Triglyceride has not been found to be toxic for human use in concentrations under 50%.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 43.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 27.

Ceramide NP

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Ceramide NP is a type of ceramide.

Ceramides are intercellular lipids naturally found in our skin that bonds dead skin cells together to create a barrier. They are known for their ability to hold water and thus are a great ingredient for dry skin.

Ceramides are an important building block for our skin barrier. A stronger barrier helps the skin look more firm and hydrated. By bolstering the skin ceramides act as a barrier against irritating ingredients. This can help with inflammation as well.

If you would like to eat ceramides, sweet potatoes contain a small amount.

Read more about other common types of ceramides here: Ceramide AP Ceramide EOP

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Neogen Calming Cica Tree Micellar Cleansing Foam contains this as ingredient number 51.

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 10.

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