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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser versus Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) .

Last updated on March 30, 2024. Published on February 26, 2022

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 12 ingredients in common

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, common allergens, fragrances, parabens, silicones or sulfates

We independently verify ingredients, and our claims are backed by peer-reviewed research. Spot a product that need an update? Let us know.

Face Cleanser South Korean Brand South Korea
Face Cleanser South Korean Brand South Korea

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

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).

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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
ph level
5.5
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

AHA
Ceramides
Hyaluronic Acid (3)

Benefits

Hydrating (2)
Redness Reducing (4)
Reduces Irritation (4)
Skin Texture (2)
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging (2)
Scar Healing (3)
Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying
Acne Trigger
Irritating (2)
Rosacea (2)

Benefits

Hydrating
Brightening

Concerns

Drying
May Worsen Oily Skin
Acne Trigger (2)
Rosacea
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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

1
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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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 1.

2
What it does: Cleansing
Community Rating: Disliked

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is a natural ingredient from the fatty acids of coconut oil. It is a surfactant and helps with cleansing the skin.

By binding to water and oil, it helps gently clean skin. It also helps the spreadability of the product.

Sodium cocoyl isethionate is also added to help create foam without drying the skin. However, this is depending on the amount of Sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate may not be fungal acne safe.

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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 2.

3
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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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 3.

4
What it does: Cleansing, Foaming
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate isn't fungal acne safe.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 4.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 5.

5
What it does:
Community Rating: Mixed

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is an amino acid-based surfactant and cleaning agent. This ingredient can be derived from animals or plants. It may also be synthetically created from fatty acids of the coconut and glycine.

Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate is a gentle surfactant. Surfactants help gather the dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. It is a mild cleanser and naturally produces foam.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 6.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 7.

6
What it does: Masking
Community Rating: Very Disliked

Chances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt.

This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.

You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.

There is much debate on whether this ingredient is comedogenic. The short answer - comedogenic ratings don't tell the whole story. Learn more about comegodenic ratings here.

The concensus about this ingredient causing acne seems to be divided. Research is needed to understand if this ingredient does cause acne.

Scrubs may use salt as the primary exfoliating ingredient.

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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 8.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 19.

7
What it does:

We don't have a description for Polyquaternium-67.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 9.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 15.

8
What it does: Emulsifying
Community Rating: Very Disliked

This ingredient is the potassium salt of coconut acid. Coconut acid is created by mixing fatty acids from coconut oil.

It is an emulsifier, surfactant, and cleanser. According to a manufacturer, it contains glycerin.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 10.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 12.

9
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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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 14.

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What it does:
Community Rating: Disliked

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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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 17.

11
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Loved

Panthenol (also referred to as pro-vitamin B5) is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin.

lt is a humectant, meaning that it helps the skin attract and retain moisture.

Another benefit is the anti-inflammatory abilities. This means that it's great for sensitive, irritation-prone skin.

Once oxidized, panthenol converts to pantothenic acid. Panthothenic acid is found in all living cells.

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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 20.

12
What it does: Buffering, Masking

We don't have a description for Sodium Acetate.

Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) contains this as ingredient number 18.

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

47% are loved or liked
18% have mixed ratings
21% are disliked or very disliked
13% have no rating yet
23% are loved or liked
18% have mixed ratings
45% are disliked or very disliked
14% have no rating yet

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Reviews

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Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Cleanser 38 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 16 ratings
Great Value (4) Hydrating (4) Works Well (3) Irritating (3) No Scent (3) Broke Me Out (2)
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Butter

5 months ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

Horribly drying, leaves my skin feeling super tight every time I use it. I used this product throughout bits of the summer I can't imagine how dry...

Horribly drying, leaves my skin feeling super tight every time I use it. I used this product throughout bits of the summer I can't imagine how dry it would leave my skin in the winter. Quite surprised by the popularity of this product but maybe it's more suited to oily skin.

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wqdjc

2 months ago · Sensitive Skin
Review

SO HORRIBLE for my Redness Prone, Sensitive, Acne Prone Combination to Dry skin, inflamed my whole face had to get acupuncture treatment also...

SO HORRIBLE for my Redness Prone, Sensitive, Acne Prone Combination to Dry skin, inflamed my whole face had to get acupuncture treatment also triggered my eczema. Those who are struggling with skin barrier health need to avoid using this day AND night or at all.

Etude House Soon Jung 5.5 Foam Cleanser (Renewed) 22 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Great Value (1) Works Well (1)
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chlolands

2 months ago · Combination Skin
Review

Repurchased so many times. Staple perfect cleanser.

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