Safi Sensitive Care Probiotics & Niacinamide Foaming Cleanser Versus Cosmoderm Perfect Balanced Foaming Cleanser
Updated on October 01, 2023
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 10 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA and 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, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or silicones
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Ingredient Info
Safi Sensitive Care Probiotics & Niacinamide Foaming Cleanser 24 ingredients
Cosmoderm Perfect Balanced Foaming Cleanser 30 ingredients
About this product
About this product
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Safi Sensitive Care Probiotics & Niacinamide Foaming Cleanser 24 ingredients
Cosmoderm Perfect Balanced Foaming Cleanser 30 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
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Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Cocamide Methyl Mea
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium Chloride
Masking
Sodium Cocoamphoacetate
CleansingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingTetrasodium EDTA
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Zinc Lactate
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingPolymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentSalicylic Acid
Masking
Dextrin
AbsorbentPolydextrose
HumectantLactobacillus
Skin ConditioningAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Amylopectin
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Potassium Sorbate
Preservative
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide Methyl Mea, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium EDTA, Niacinamide, Zinc Lactate, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Maltodextrin, Salicylic Acid, Dextrin, Polydextrose, Lactobacillus, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Amylopectin, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate
Water
Skin ConditioningPalmitic Acid
Emollient
Glycerin
Humectant
Myristic Acid
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Lauric Acid
Cleansing
Potassium Hydroxide
BufferingStearic Acid
Cleansing
Trehalose
HumectantSodium Bicarbonate
Abrasive
Calamine
AbsorbentDisodium EDTA
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract
Emollient
Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide
CleansingPropanediol
SolventPolymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice
Skin ConditioningMaltodextrin
AbsorbentTriethoxycaprylylsilane
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Lactobacillus
Skin ConditioningLactic Acid
Buffering
Solanum Lycopersicum Calyx Extract
Skin ConditioningCitrus Limon Fruit Extract
Masking
Citrus Grandis Extract
AntimicrobialVaccinium Myrtillus Bud Extract
Antioxidant
Malic Acid
Buffering
Citric Acid
Buffering
Water, Palmitic Acid, Glycerin, Myristic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Lauric Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Stearic Acid, Trehalose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calamine, Disodium EDTA, Salicylic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propylene Glycol, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Alpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide, Propanediol, Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice, Maltodextrin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Butylene Glycol, Lactobacillus, Lactic Acid, Solanum Lycopersicum Calyx Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Citrus Grandis Extract, Vaccinium Myrtillus Bud Extract, Malic Acid, Citric Acid
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterGlycerin 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 GlycerinCocamidopropyl Betaine is a fatty acid created by mixing similar compounds in coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine, a compound with two amino groups.
This ingredient is a surfactant and cleanser. It helps gather the dirt, pollutants, and other impurities in your skin to be washed away. It also helps thicken a product and make the texture more creamy.
Being created from coconut oil means Cocamidopropyl Betaine is hydrating for the skin.
While Cocamidopropyl Betaine was believed to be an allergen, a study from 2012 disproved this. It found two compounds in unpure Cocamidopropyl Betaine to be the irritants: aminoamide and 3-dimethylaminopropylamine. High-grade and pure Cocamidopropyl Betaine did not induce allergic reactions during this study.
Learn more about Cocamidopropyl BetaineCitric Acid is an AHA derived from citrus fruits (think oranges, lemons, and limes!).
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 even out skin tone.
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.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidAlpha-Glucan Oligosaccharide is a prebiotic. It prevents harmful bacteria from growing on skin by keeping the skin's microbiome in balance.
Another benefit of this ingredient is its antioxidant properties. Antioxidants protect our skin from oxidative damage.
We don't have a description for Polymnia Sonchifolia Root Juice yet.
Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.
In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.
As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.
Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.
Learn more about MaltodextrinSalicylic 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 AcidLactobacillus is a type of bacteria with skin conditioning properties. This ingredient has antibacterial and antifungal properties (that's why we can eat fermented foods).
Learn more about the benefits of lactobacillus ferment here.
Fun Fact: Lactobacillus is used to create wine, yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, pickles, beer, cider, kimchi, cocoa, kefir.
Learn more about LactobacillusAloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract is an extract of the leaves of the aloe, Aloe barbadensis, Liliaceae.
You may know Aloe to be a good sunburn reliever and inflammation reducer. This is because it contains many components that are known to help reduce irritation and itchiness. These include vitamins, amino acids, polysaccharides, and more. The high water content of aloe also helps give a cooling effect.
Aloe contains the antioxidants Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins neutralize free radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
The aloe plant is naturally abundant in polysaccharides, a carbohydrate made of sugar molecules. Polysaccharides help hydrate your skin by mimicking your skin's natural carbohydrates.
As it is easily absorbed by the skin, aloe is a great moisturizer. It is both a humectant and emollient. Emollients help trap moisture in your skin, keeping your skin soft. Humectants draw water from the air to your skin.
Other components of aloe include sugars such as monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, choline, many common minerals such as calcium, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Aloe does not protect against UV rays, despite it soothing sunburns.
There are over 420 species of aloe but Aloe Barbadensis is the most commonly used for topical products.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf ExtractIngredient Ratings
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