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Pond's Dry Skin Cream Versus Dermalogica Active Clay Cleanser

General Moisturizer
Face Cleanser
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on July 26, 2024

Overview

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin and brightening skin

Free From

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

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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Ingredient Info

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Pond's Dry Skin Cream 19 ingredients

Dermalogica Active Clay Cleanser 38 ingredients

About this product

About this product

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Pond's Dry Skin Cream 19 ingredients

Dermalogica Active Clay Cleanser 38 ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Active Clay Cleanser

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

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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Cleansing, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising

Stearic Acid is a fatty acid. It is an emollient, emulsifier, and texture enhancer.

As an emollient, stearic acid helps soften skin. It aids the skin's protective barrier by preventing water loss. It also provides a gentle cleansing effect without stripping away natural oils.

Stearic acid may also be used to enhance the texture of products. It can add volume and stabilize ingredients such as water and oil. This can help water and oil ingredients from separating.

Sources of stearic acid include animal or vegetable fats/oils such as coconut or shea. It can be naturally found in butter, cocoa butter, shea butter, vegetable fats, and animal tallow.

This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.

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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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When to use

Pond's Dry Skin Cream 19 ingredients

Dermalogica Active Clay Cleanser 38 ingredients

245 Routines
43% use in am
57% use in pm
99% use every day
When to use See routines that use it ->
8 Routines
25% use in am
75% use in pm
63% use every day

Reviews

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Pond's Dry Skin Cream 19 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 3 ratings
Doesn't Work (1) Great Value (1) Heavy (1)
angel13's avatar

Angel

9 months ago
Review

Ponds is a sort of product you get when your in 6th grade, you have acne and you don’t know anything, and you just grab the first thing you see off Walmart or a Drug Store without doing any research about skincare… and it does nothing at all.

#doesn't work
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xoespresso

23 days ago
Review

Been using this for a decade now and it’s the only moisturizer that doesn’t leave me feeling dry afterwards. When I use this at night, I wake up with my face as soft as a baby. The mineral oil here is a great occlusive for dry skin types like myself. I’m still looking for a good cream with additional benefits like ceramides and peptides, but in the meantime I like having this as my last step in my Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#heavy
#works well

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