Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer Versus Murad Clarifying Water Gel

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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer versus Murad Clarifying Water Gel .

Last updated on July 18, 2023. Published on September 12, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe general moisturizers. They have a total of 10 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

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

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer

Murad Clarifying Water Gel

General Moisturizer American Brand United States

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

General Moisturizer

All-purpose moisturizers hydrate the top layer of skin cells.

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Ingredient Info

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer 52 ingredients

Murad Clarifying Water Gel 56 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

At a glance

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer 52 ingredients

Murad Clarifying Water Gel 56 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C

Vitamin E (2)

Ceramides

Hyaluronic Acid

Peptides (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation

Skin Texture

Anti-Aging (3)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing (2)

Brightening (4)

Concerns

Irritating

Notable Ingredients

BHA

Exfoliators

Niacinamide

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating (3)

Good For Oily Skin (2)

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Dark Spots

Scar Healing

Acne Fighting (2)

Brightening (3)

Concerns

Drying (2)

May Worsen Oily Skin

Irritating

Rosacea (4)

Eczema (4)

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Ingredients Compared

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

Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer 52 ingredients

Murad Clarifying Water Gel 56 ingredients

Rosa Damascena Flower Water • Propanediol • Dicaprylyl Carbonate • Glycerin • Pentylene Glycol • Sodium Hyaluronate • Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate • Glycine • Serine • Glutamic Acid • Aspartic Acid • Leucine • Alanine • Lysine • Arginine • Tyrosine • Phenylalanine • Proline • Threonine • Valine • Isoleucine • Histidine • Ascorbic Acid • Saccharide Isomerate • Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract • Ceramide NP • Tocopheryl Acetate • Tocopherol • Hexapeptide-11 • Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 • Ananas Sativus Fruit Extract • Saccharomyces/Magnesium Ferment • Saccharomyces/Copper Ferment • Saccharomyces/Silicon Ferment • Butylene Glycol • Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer • Glyceryl Caprylate • Sucrose Stearate • Lecithin • Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate • Xanthan Gum • Cetearyl Olivate • Sorbitan Olivate • Sodium Citrate • Carbomer • Citric Acid • Cetearyl Alcohol • Sodium Hydroxide • Lactobacillus Ferment • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Hydroxyacetophenone • CI 77491

Water • Hamamelis Virginiana Water • Glycerin • Hydroxyethyl Urea • 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate • Propanediol • Polymethylsilsesquioxane/Silica Crosspolymer • Dimethicone • Tapioca Starch • Diisopropyl Sebacate • Salicylic Acid • Urea • Yeast Amino Acids • Trehalose • Inositol • Taurine • Betaine • Zingiber Officinale Root Extract • Bisabolol • Sodium Hyaluronate • Lysolecithin • Sclerotium Gum • Polyisobutene • Polysilicone-11 • Polydextrose • Dextrin • Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate • Pullulan • Caprylhydroxamic Acid • Xanthan Gum • Amylopectin • Niacinamide • Disodium EDTA • Pentylene Glycol • Serine • Butylene Glycol • Peg-7 Trimethylolpropane Coconut Ether • Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin • Glyceryl Polyacrylate • Algin • Disodium Phosphate • Silica • Dipropylene Glycol • Pinus Densiflora Leaf Extract • Decyl Glucoside • Potassium Phosphate • Lactobacillus Ferment • Caprylyl Glycol • 1,2-Hexanediol • Sodium Hydroxide • Citric Acid • Limonene • Hydroxycitronellal • Parfum • CI 42090 • CI 17200

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

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

Propanediol

What it does: Solvent

Community Rating: Liked

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

Propanediol is not likely to cause sensitivity and considered safe to use.

It is derived from corn or petroleum with a clear color and no scent.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 2.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 6.

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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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 4.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 3.

Pentylene Glycol

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

Pentylene glycol is typically used within a product to thicken it. It also adds a smooth, soft, and moisturizing feel to the product. It is naturally found in plants such as sugar beets.

The hydrophilic trait of Pentylene Glycol makes it a humectant. As a humectant, Pentylene Glycol helps draw moisture from the air to your skin. This can help keep your skin hydrated.

This property also makes Pentylene Glycol a great texture enhancer. It can help thicken or emulsify a product. Emulsifiers help stabilize a product. It does this by preventing certain ingredients from separating.

Pentylene Glycol also acts as a mild preservative and helps to keep a product microbe-free.

Some people may experience mild eye and skin irritation from Pentylene Glycol. We always recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient in your routine.

Pentylene Glycol has a low molecular weight and is part of the 1,2-glycol family.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 5.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 34.

Sodium Hyaluronate

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Sodium Hyaluronate is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is commonly derived from the sodium salt of hyaluronic acid.

Like hyaluronic acid, it is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient.

Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

These are some other common types of Hyaluronic Acid:

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 6.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 20.

Serine

What it does: Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Serine is an amino acid naturally found in our body. Our bodies use amino acids to create protein.

Amino-acids help give keep our skin hydrated. They play an important role in the skin barrier, which keeps the skin plump and firm.

Serine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning we don't need to obtain it from eating foods.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 9.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 35.

Butylene Glycol

What it does: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Mixed

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
It helps improve product application.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 35.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 36.

Xanthan Gum

What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 41.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 30.

Citric Acid

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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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 46.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 51.

Sodium Hydroxide

What it does: Buffering

Community Rating: Mixed

Sodium Hydroxide is also known as lye or caustic soda. It is used to adjust the pH of products; many ingredients require a specific pH to be effective.

In small amounts, sodium hydroxide is considered safe to use. However, large amounts may cause chemical burns due to its high alkaline.

Your skin has a natural pH and acid mantle. This acid mantle helps prevent harmful bacteria from breaking through. The acid mantle also helps keep your skin hydrated.

"Alkaline" refers to a high pH level. A low pH level would be considered acidic.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 48.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 50.

Lactobacillus Ferment

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Lactobacillus Ferment is created by fermenting the Lactobacillus bacteria. It helps keep our skin's natural barrier and microbiome healthy.

Studies show lactobacillus ferment to be effective at repairing the skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier helps keep your skin healthy and hydrated. It also protects against bad bacteria.

As a probiotic/prebiotic/postbiotic, Lactobacillus ferment can help regular our natural biome. In fact, one study found a lack of diversity in our natural skin biome can trigger acne.

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Summer Fridays Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturizer contains this as ingredient number 49.

Murad Clarifying Water Gel contains this as ingredient number 47.

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