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Proactiv Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment Versus Clean & Clear Persa-Gel10 Acne Medication

Facial Treatment
Facial Treatment
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe facial treatments. They have a total of 3 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.

A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.

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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Buffering

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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When to use

20 Routines
15% use in am
85% use in pm
80% use every day
113 Routines
35% use in am
65% use in pm
70% use every day
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Reviews

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Proactiv Adapalene Gel 0.1% Acne Treatment 7 ingredients

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Clean & Clear Persa-Gel10 Acne Medication 7 ingredients

3.3 /5
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Drying (1) Irritating (1) No Scent (1)
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andreaf3676

2 years ago
Review

Love! Buuuut…
I love this product!!! Matched with some pimple patches and it’s like my pimples were never there! But it can leave a while residue on your face so I recommend using it before bed.

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cloud

9 months ago
Review

It dries out and gets rid of my acne but be careful and only apply it to your acne in small amounts directly on the acne. I used it on a cluster I had forming and it immediately started to become irritated and stung I had to rub half of it off and put some more of my soothing skincare on that spot for it to stop hurting.

Also, be aware that its able to bleach clothes and towels so try to not Show more

#drying
#irritating
#no scent
#works well