Pond's Vitamin Micellar Water Brightening Rose Versus Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA
Updated on April 16, 2024
Overview
What they are
These products are both reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin C
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
Pond's Vitamin Micellar Water Brightening Rose 30 ingredients
Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA 11 ingredients
What's inside (and what isn't)
What's inside (and what isn't)
At a glance
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Pond's Vitamin Micellar Water Brightening Rose 30 ingredients
Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA 11 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningHexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingGlycerin
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Rosa Gallica Flower Extract
AstringentRosa Damascena Flower Oil
Masking
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Antioxidant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Retinyl Propionate
Skin Conditioning
Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract
Skin ConditioningTocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Hydroxyethyl Urea
Humectant
Urea
Buffering
PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides
EmulsifyingPropylene Glycol
Humectant
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Potassium Chloride
Parfum
Masking
Trideceth-9
EmulsifyingPEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
Emulsifying
Ammonium Lactate
BufferingCetrimonium Chloride
Antimicrobial
Cetylpyridinium Chloride
AntimicrobialCitric Acid
Buffering
Ethanolamine
BufferingBenzophenone-4
UV Absorber
Tetrasodium EDTA
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
CI 14700
Cosmetic ColorantCI 17200
Cosmetic ColorantWater, Hexylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Rosa Gallica Flower Extract, Rosa Damascena Flower Oil, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Panthenol, Retinyl Propionate, Paeonia Lactiflora Root Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Urea, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Parfum, Trideceth-9, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Ammonium Lactate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Citric Acid, Ethanolamine, Benzophenone-4, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, CI 14700, CI 17200
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinHexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.
As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.
As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.
Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.
Learn more about Hexylene GlycolWater. 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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Pond's Vitamin Micellar Water Brightening Rose 30 ingredients
Garnier Micellar Water Salicylic BHA 11 ingredients
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