SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser
Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum
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SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser Versus Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum

Exfoliator
Serum
American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on April 28, 2025

Overview

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens, fragrances and oils

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Ingredient Info

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SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 27 ingredients

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum 76 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 27 ingredients

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum 76 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser

Water

Skin Conditioning

Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate

Cleansing
May cause irritation Icon

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Cleansing
May worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

PEG/PPG-8/3 Diisostearate

Emulsifying

Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil

Abrasive
Exfoliant IconOil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Acrylates Copolymer

Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract

Astringent

Saccharum Officinarum Extract

Moisturising

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract

Masking

Citrus Limon Fruit Extract

Masking
May cause irritation Icon

Acer Saccharum Extract

Skin Conditioning

Salicylic Acid

Masking
BHA IconPreservative IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Bisabolol

Masking
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Disodium EDTA

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Lavandula Angustifolia Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil

Masking
Oil Icon

Mica

Cosmetic Colorant
May worsen Eczema Icon

Tin Oxide

Abrasive
Exfoliant Icon

Titanium Dioxide

Cosmetic Colorant
0 / 0 Mineral UV Filter IconNon-Reef-Safe Icon

Water, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG/PPG-8/3 Diisostearate, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Acrylates Copolymer, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum Extract, Salicylic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Panthenol, Bisabolol, Citric Acid, Glycerin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Lavandula Angustifolia Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Peel Oil, Mica, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide

Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Olea Europaea Fruit Oil

Masking
0-2 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Methyl Gluceth-20

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane

Emollient

Ascorbyl Glucoside

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Potassium Cetyl Phosphate

Emulsifying

Tocopheryl Acetate

Antioxidant
0 / 0 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation Icon

Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil

Emollient
Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Glycereth-26

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Acetyl Glucosamine

Skin Conditioning

Lactobacillus Ferment

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides

Emollient
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Hydrogenated Polydecene

Emollient

Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract

Skin Conditioning

Caprylyl Glycol

Emollient

Caffeine

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Cholesterol

Emollient
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Lactis Proteinum

Skin Conditioning

Citrus Grandis Peel Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil Icon

Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Sodium Lactate

Buffering

7-Dehydrocholesterol

Emulsion Stabilising

Zea Mays Oil

Emulsifying
0-3 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sodium PCA

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Laminaria Digitata Extract

Skin Protecting
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Beta-Carotene

Skin Conditioning

Serine

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glutamic Acid

Humectant
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract

Skin Conditioning

Acetyl Hexapeptide-8

Humectant
Peptide IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Aspartic Acid

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Leucine

Skin Conditioning

Alanine

Masking

Lysine

Skin Conditioning

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Tyrosine

Masking

Phenylalanine

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Threonine

Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Valine

Masking

Proline

Skin Conditioning

Isoleucine

Skin Conditioning

Histidine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Emulsion Stabilising

Polysorbate 20

Emulsifying
0 / 0 Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

PEG-8

Humectant

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

PPG-5-Ceteth-20

Emulsifying

Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters

Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

T-Butyl Alcohol

Perfuming
Alcohol IconFragrance IconCan worsen Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Benzoate

Masking
Preservative Icon

Glycine

Buffering
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Geraniol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citral

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Disodium EDTA

BHT

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Water, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Butylene Glycol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta Fruit Extract, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Glycereth-26, Acetyl Glucosamine, Lactobacillus Ferment, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract, Caprylyl Glycol, Caffeine, Cholesterol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactis Proteinum, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Sodium Lactate, 7-Dehydrocholesterol, Zea Mays Oil, Sodium PCA, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Beta-Carotene, Serine, Glutamic Acid, Cereus Grandiflorus Flower Extract, Acetyl Hexapeptide-8, Aspartic Acid, Leucine, Alanine, Lysine, Arginine, Tyrosine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Valine, Proline, Isoleucine, Histidine, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Polysorbate 20, PEG-8, Sodium Hydroxide, PPG-5-Ceteth-20, Jojoba Wax PEG-120 Esters, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Citric Acid, Panthenol, T-Butyl Alcohol, Sodium Benzoate, Glycine, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Citral, Sodium Citrate, Disodium EDTA, BHT, Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol Manganese Chloride, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol

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AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser
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Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum
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When to use

SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser 27 ingredients

Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Smoothing Serum 76 ingredients

39 Routines
38% use in am
62% use in pm
69% use every day
When to use See routines that use it ->
11 Routines
73% use in am
27% use in pm
91% use every day
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