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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment versus Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel .

Last updated on July 27, 2023. Published on October 11, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe facial treatments. They have a total of 4 ingredients in common

Free From

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

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Facial Treatment American Brand United States
Facial Treatment Australian Brand Australia

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

Facial Treatment

Facial treatments are specially designed to treat a skin concern. Acne treatments and anti-aging products are common examples of facial treatments.

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Ingredient Info

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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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Notable Ingredients

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benefits

Hydrating
Acne Fighting
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Irritating
Rosacea (2)
Eczema (2)

Benefits

Redness Reducing (3)
Reduces Irritation (4)
Scar Healing (2)

Concerns

Drying
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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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What it does:
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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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Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment contains this as ingredient number 2.

Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel contains this as ingredient number 5.

2
What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Polysorbate 60 is used to help stabilize products. It is a surfactant and emulsifier. These properties help keep ingredients together in a product. Surfactants help reduce surface tension between ingredients with different states, such as liquids and solids. Emulsifiers help prevent oils and waters from separating.

Polysorbate 60 is sorbitol-based and created from the ethoxylation of sorbitan. Ethoxylation is a chemical reaction used to add ethylene oxide. Sorbitan is a the dehydrated version of sorbitol, a sugar found in fruits.

In this case, the 60 comes from reacting 60 units of ethylene oxide with sorbitan.

Polysorbates are commonly used in medicine and foods.

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Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment contains this as ingredient number 6.

Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel contains this as ingredient number 12.

3
What it does: Buffering
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Potassium hydroxide is commonly known as caustic potash. It is used to fix the pH of a product or as a cleaning agent in soap. In cleansers, it is used for the saponification of oils.

Sapnification is the process of creating fatty acid metal salts from triglycerides and a strong base. During this process, Potassium Hydroxide is used up and is not present in the final product.

Using high concentrations of Potassium Hydroxide have shown to irritate the skin.

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Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment contains this as ingredient number 8.

Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel contains this as ingredient number 13.

4
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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Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment contains this as ingredient number 11.

Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel contains this as ingredient number 1.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

18% are loved or liked
9% have mixed ratings
73% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet
54% are loved or liked
8% have mixed ratings
38% are disliked or very disliked
0% have no rating yet

Usage

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Reviews

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Proactiv Pore Targeting Treatment 11 ingredients

5.0 /5
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SerenaFassbender_847's avatar

SerenaFassbender_847

8 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

only thing that helps my texture and acne

Graham’s Natural Alternatives Eczema Gel 13 ingredients

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