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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash versus Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel .

Published on July 10, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin C

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Face Cleanser American Brand United States
Face Cleanser Indian Brand India

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).

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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

BHA
Vitamin C

Benefits

Good For Oily Skin
Redness Reducing (2)
Reduces Irritation
Skin Texture
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Dark Spots
Scar Healing (2)
Acne Fighting
Brightening (2)

Concerns

Drying (2)
Acne Trigger
Irritating (3)
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (5)

Notable Ingredients

AHA
Vitamin C
Vitamin E (2)

Benefits

Hydrating
Redness Reducing
Reduces Irritation
Skin Texture (2)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging
Dark Spots
Scar Healing (2)
Brightening (5)

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating (3)
Rosacea (3)
Eczema (2)
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Ingredients Compared

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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.

1
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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Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash contains this as ingredient number 2.

Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Cleansing
Community Rating: Disliked

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. Dimethylaminopropylamine is a diamine, an amine with two amino groups.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.

Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.

While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.

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Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash contains this as ingredient number 4.

Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel contains this as ingredient number 2.

3
What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash contains this as ingredient number 12.

Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel contains this as ingredient number 22.

4
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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Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash contains this as ingredient number 23.

Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel contains this as ingredient number 8.

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

15% are loved or liked
8% have mixed ratings
42% are disliked or very disliked
35% have no rating yet
39% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
43% are disliked or very disliked
4% have no rating yet

Usage

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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Oil-Free Acne Wash 26 ingredients

2.2 /5
from 5 ratings
marissa2sensitive's avatar

marissa2sensitive

2 years ago · Oily Skin
Review

DRIED OUT MY SKIN SO BAD ( and im an oily skin person?! )
it greatly damaged my skin barrier.

LilaGrantzLila_885's avatar

LilaGrantzLila_885

1 year ago · Combination Skin
Review

Was ok but irritated my skin
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Dot & Key Skincare Watermelon & Vitamin C Face Wash Gel 23 ingredients

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