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Round Lab Pine Calming Cica Cleanser Versus Neutrogena Clear & Defend 2 % Salicylic Acid Face Wash - Sweden

Face Cleanser
Face Cleanser
Korean Brand South Korea
American Brand United States

Updated on April 04, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain BHA

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

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Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Pine Calming Cica Cleanser

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

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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Masking, Preservative, Skin Conditioning

Salicylic Acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid or BHA) is one of the most well-known ingredients for treating skin that struggles with blackheads and acne. It helps to exfoliate both the skin's surface and pores, and also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.

This multitasking property makes it a great ingredient for cleaning out pores, controlling oil production, and reducing inflammation.

Unlike AHAs which are water soluble, Salicylic Acid is oil soluble. This means that it's able to exfoliate the inside of pores and reduce blackheads.

Concentrations of 0.5-2% are recognized by the U.S. FDA as an over-the-counter topical acne product.

It can cause irritation and/or dryness if one's skin already has a compromised moisture barrier, so it's best to focus on repairing that before introducing a Salicylic Acid into your routine.

In general, Salicylic Acid is a great ingredient for oily acne-prone skin.

While salicylic acid does not increase sun-sensitivity, we still recommend wearing SPF.

If you are looking for the ingredient called BHA or Butylated Hydroxyanisole, click here.

Learn more about Salicylic Acid

When to use

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41% use in am
59% use in pm
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Reviews

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Round Lab Pine Calming Cica Cleanser 32 ingredients

2.5 /5
from 4 ratings
Drying (4) Irritating (3) Great Value (1)
weldon's avatar

Weldon

2 months ago
Review

super dry for me as i have acne prone dry and sensetive skin. However, if you dont have dry/sensetive skin but oily and ACNE this is a super good cleanser for you as it really cleanses deeply. 3/10 for me

#great value
#drying
#irritating
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im_arrie

4 months ago
Review

This improved my skin texture so much. It got rid of the clogged pores and reduced the appearance of sebaceous filaments on my nose.
Although I would say this is would be drying and would irritate dry skin.

#drying
#works well

Neutrogena Clear & Defend 2 % Salicylic Acid Face Wash 17 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Light Scent (2) Works Well (2) Drying (1)
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a

6 months ago
Review

Works okay and leaves my skin feeling smooth after use, but it is not a daily cleanser. Maybe like every second day at best. It’s far too drying to use daily let alone twice a day…

#great value
#drying
#light scent
#works well