Orchid Gentle Face Cleanser Versus Global Beauty Care Blemish Control Oil-Free Clarifying Cleanser Foaming Gel
This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.
This salicylic acid gel cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningLauryl Hydroxysultaine
CleansingSodium Cocoyl Alaninate
Surfactant
Glycerin
Humectant
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
CleansingTrehalose
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Propanediol
Solvent
Mica
Cosmetic ColorantHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer
Benzoic Acid
Masking
Water, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Glycerin, Coco-Glucoside, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Trehalose, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Propanediol, Mica, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Hydroxide, Panthenol, Disodium EDTA, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Styrene/Acrylates Copolymer, Benzoic Acid
Water
Skin ConditioningSodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Glutamate
MaskingAcrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingIsomalt
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
Arginine
Masking
Sodium Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Agave Americana Stem Extract
Skin ConditioningDextrin
AbsorbentPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Acacia Senegal Gum
MaskingTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
MaskingHydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Parfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Ceramide As
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningRetinol
Skin Conditioning
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Lactic Acid
Buffering
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Cholesterol
Emollient
CI 77007
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Glycerin, Sodium Glutamate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Isomalt, Niacinamide, Arginine, Sodium Cocamidopropyl Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Potassium Hydroxide, Propylene Glycol, Agave Americana Stem Extract, Dextrin, Phenoxyethanol, Salicylic Acid, Acacia Senegal Gum, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Ceramide As, Ethylhexylglycerin, Retinol, Adenosine, Lactic Acid, Ceramide NP, Cholesterol, CI 77007
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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.
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 GlycerinWater. 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!
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