St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot Versus CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot versus CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on April 02, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 7 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 oils, parabens or silicones

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Exfoliator British Brand United Kingdom

Face Cleanser Canadian Brand Canada

Exfoliator

Exfoliators are used to exfoliate the skin, or remove dead skin cells from the skin. Exfoliators may be chemical or physical.

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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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

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

ph level

5.5

At a glance

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Exfoliators (2)

Benefits

Hydrating

Brightening

Concerns

Drying

May Worsen Oily Skin (4)

Acne Trigger (2)

Irritating

Rosacea (2)

Eczema (5)

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin E

Ceramides (3)

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (6)

Redness Reducing (4)

Reduces Irritation (3)

Anti-Aging (4)

Scar Healing

Brightening (2)

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin

Acne Trigger

Irritating

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

Water • Juglans Regia Shell Powder • Glyceryl Stearate Se • Glycerin • Cetearyl Alcohol • Zea Mays Kernel Meal • Cetyl Alcohol • Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate • Cocamidopropyl Betaine • Glyceryl Stearate • Peg-100 Stearate • Cetyl Acetate • Benzyl Alcohol • Ceteareth-20 • Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol • Carbomer • Polysorbate 60 • Triethanolamine • Parfum • Disodium EDTA • Benzoic Acid • Sorbic Acid • Prunus Armeniaca Fruit Extract • CI 77891

Water • Glycerin • Cetearyl Alcohol • Peg-40 Stearate • Stearyl Alcohol • Potassium Phosphate • Ceramide NP • Ceramide AP • Ceramide EOP • Carbomer • Glyceryl Stearate • Behentrimonium Methosulfate • Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate • Sodium Hyaluronate • Cholesterol • Phenoxyethanol • Disodium EDTA • Dipotassium Phosphate • Tocopherol • Phytosphingosine • Xanthan Gum • Cetyl Alcohol • Polysorbate 20 • Ethylhexylglycerin

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Ingredients Explained

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

Water

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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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 1.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 1.

Glycerin

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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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 4.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.

Cetearyl Alcohol

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetearyl alcohol is a mixture of two fatty alcohols: cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol. It is mainly used as an emulsifier. Emulsifiers help prevent the separation of oils and products. Due to its composition, it can also be used to thicken a product or help create foam.

Cetearyl alcohol is an emollient. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

Studies show Cetearyl alcohol is non-toxic and non-irritating. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

This ingredient is usually derived from plant oils such as palm, vegetable, or coconut oils. There is debate on whether this ingredient will cause acne.

Due to the fatty acid base, this ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis safe.

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 5.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 3.

Cetyl Alcohol

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Community Rating: Very Disliked

Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product.

Cetyl Alcohol is not related to SD alcohol, denatured alcohol, or ethyl alcohol. The FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

Its main roles are:

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 7.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.

Glyceryl Stearate

What it does: Emollient, Emulsifying

Community Rating: Disliked

Glyceryl Stearate is a mix of glycerin and stearic acid.

Glyceryl Stearate is used to stabilize the mixing of water and oil ingredients. By preventing these ingredients from separating, it can help elongate shelf life. It can also help thicken the product's texture.

As an emollient, it helps soften skin and supports barrier-replenishing ingredients.

In cosmetics, Glyceryl Stearate is often made from vegetable oils or synthetically produced. The human body also creates Glyceryl Stearate naturally.

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 10.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.

Carbomer

What it does: Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming

Community Rating: Disliked

Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.

Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.

St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 16.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 10.

Disodium EDTA

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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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot contains this as ingredient number 20.

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 17.

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

St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

8% are loved or liked

0% have mixed ratings

71% are disliked or very disliked

21% have no rating yet

50% are loved or liked

4% have mixed ratings

42% are disliked or very disliked

4% have no rating yet

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

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Reviews

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St. Ives Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot 24 ingredients

2.0 /5

from 2 ratings

Expensive (1) Pilling (1)

horaceon

4 months ago · Oily Skin

Review

doesn't really do anything :(

St. Ives

Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot

Expensive

Pilling

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser 24 ingredients

3.5 /5

from 55 ratings

Great Value (4) Drying (3) Works Well (2) Light (2) No Scent (2) Hydrating (2)

BubbIes

2 months ago · Combination Skin

Review

This was hydrating, but that's where the positives end. For a "hydrating" cleanser this has THREE harsh irritating alcohols and two of them are in...

This was hydrating, but that's where the positives end. For a "hydrating" cleanser this has THREE harsh irritating alcohols and two of them are in the first five ingredients (they're in higher concentrations than most of the other ingredients). I was upset to realize this was probably causing my breakouts. CeraVe's quality really tanked and most people who are using them probably don't realize it's causing problems for their skin.