Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash Versus Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash versus Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser .

Published on December 10, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 8 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain AHA and Vitamin C

Suited For

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

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser

Face Cleanser American Brand United States

Face Cleanser Danish Brand Denmark

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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash 18 ingredients

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser 27 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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash 18 ingredients

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser 27 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA (3)

Vitamin C

Benefits

Hydrating

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (3)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture (4)

Reduces Large Pores (3)

Anti-Aging (3)

Dark Spots (3)

Scar Healing (4)

Brightening (5)

Concerns

Drying

Irritating (3)

Rosacea (4)

Eczema (3)

Notable Ingredients

AHA

Vitamin C (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Skin Texture (3)

Reduces Large Pores

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots (2)

Scar Healing (2)

Brightening (3)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (2)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash 18 ingredients

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser 27 ingredients

Water • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate • Disodium 2-Sulfolaurate • Glycolic Acid • Lactic Acid • Glycerin • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Malic Acid • Allantoin • Citric Acid • Sucrose Cocoate • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Riboflavin Phosphate • Phenoxyethanol • Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract • Parfum

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Ingredients Explained

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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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 1.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 2.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 7.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.

Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.

It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.

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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 8.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.

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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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 12.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Potassium Sorbate

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Potassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.

Potassium sorbate is potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.

Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.

Potassium sorbate is often used with stronger preservatives.

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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 14.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 25.

Phenoxyethanol

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.

It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.

Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 16.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Parfum

What it does: Masking, Perfuming

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Parfum is a catch-all term for an ingredient or more that is used to give aroma to products. Parfum, or fragrance, can be a blend of hundreds of chemicals or plant oils. This means every product with "fragrance" or "Parfum" in the ingredients list is a different mixture.

In the US, the alternative name for parfum is 'fragrance'. The term 'fragrance' is not regulated in many countries. In many cases, it is up to the brand to define this term.

For instance, many brands choose to label themselves as "fragrance-free" because they are not using synthetic fragrances. However, their products may still contain ingredients such as essential oils that are considered a fragrance. One example is Calendula flower extract. Essential oil ingredients still impart a scent or 'fragrance'.

Depending on the blend, it can cause allergies and sensitivities on the skin. Some ingredients that are known EU allergens include linalool and citronellol.

Products use parfum often to give products a scent or cover up smells of different ingredients.

The bottom line is: not all fragrances/parfum/ingredients are created equally. If you are worried about fragrances, we recommend taking a closer look at an ingredient. And of course, we always recommend speaking with a professional.

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Pacifica Glow Baby Brightening Face Wash contains this as ingredient number 18.

Olehenriksen The Clean Truth™ Foaming Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.

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