Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser versus The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser .
Last updated on February 27, 2024. Published on December 20, 2022
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 14 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin and sensitive skin
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain fragrances and oils
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Face Cleanser
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).
Face Cleanser
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
Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser 31 ingredients
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser 42 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Contains Fragrance
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Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser 31 ingredients
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser 42 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser 31 ingredients
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser 42 ingredients
Rosa Damascena Flower Water • Coco-Glucoside • Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate • Sodium Lauroamphoacetate • Glycerin • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Arginine • Aspartic Acid • Glycine • Alanine • Serine • Valine • Proline • Threonine • Isoleucine • Histidine • Phenylalanine • Sodium PCA • Sodium Lactate • Tocopheryl Acetate • Sodium Chloride • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • PCA • Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate • Ethylhexylglycerin • Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate • Citric Acid • Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer • Phenoxyethanol • Parfum • Limonene
Water • Glycerin • Propanediol • Decyl Glucoside • Caprylyl Caprylate • Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside • Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide • Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract • Helianthus Annuus Extract • Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Water • Citrus Limon Fruit Water • Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil • Persea Gratissima Oil • Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil • Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Oryza Sativa Bran Extract • Serine • Alanine • Glycine • Lysine Hcl • Threonine • Arginine • Proline • Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate • Heptyl Glucoside • Phenoxyethanol • Dehydroxanthan Gum • Coco-Glucoside • Glyceryl Oleate • Caprylyl Glycol • Glutamic Acid • PCA • Citric Acid • Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate • Tocopherol • Betaine • Potassium Hydroxide • Potassium Sorbate • Sodium Benzoate • Sodium Lactate • Sodium PCA
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Coco-Glucoside is a surfactant, or a cleansing ingredient. It is made from glucose and coconut oil.
Surfactants help gather dirt, oil, and other pollutants from your skin to be rinsed away. Coco-Glucoside is considered gentle and non-comedogenic.
This ingredient is a known skin-irritant.
Learn more about Coco-GlucosideSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 29.
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.
Learn more about GlycerinSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 5.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 2.
Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.
As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.
Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 7.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 23.
Glycine is an amino acid that helps build proteins. It is already present in our skin as our bodies produce them naturally.
Glycine helps keep skin hydrated and reduce signs of aging. Amino acids help transport moisture throughout our skin; glycine already plays a role in helping keep our skin moisturized.
As collagen is made up of glycine and other amino acids, it is believed Glycine may help our skin produce more collagen. Collagen helps keep skin plump and firm.
Learn more about GlycineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 9.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 20.
Alanine is an amino acid and is already found in the human body.
Alanine has antioxidant properties and can help with anti-aging.
Alanine is used by fibrous proteins such as collagen, elastin, and keratin. These three help make a strong skin barrier. Having a healthy skin barrier leads to more plump and youthful skin.
Learn more about AlanineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 10.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.
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.
Learn more about SerineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 11.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.
Proline is an amino-acid. It helps moisturize the skin and plays an important role in creating proteins.
Proline is one of the building blocks for producing collagen. As we age, our bodies produce less collagen. Collagen helps the skin look plump and firm.
In medicine, proline is used as an osmoprotectant. This means it helps prevent oxidative degradation in other drugs.
Our bodies are able to produce proline naturally, but certain conditions may inhibit this production. In that case, proline can be obtained from eating egg whites, soy protein, dairy products, asparagus, mushrooms, and seaweed.
Learn more about ProlineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 13.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 24.
Threonine is an amino-acid. It helps hydrate the skin and has antioxidant benefits.
Threonine is vital for creating collagen and elastin. Collagen and elastin support youthful and firm skin. Our bodies decrease collagen production naturally with age.
Humans are not able to create threonine and must get it through eating foods such as fish, lentils, poultry, sesame seeds, and more.
Learn more about ThreonineSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 14.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.
Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid and is naturally occurring on human skin.
The PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.
Sodium PCA is a has conditioning, anti-inflammatory, and humectant properties. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.
Learn more about Sodium PCASummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 18.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 42.
Sodium Lactate is the sodium salt of lactic acid, an AHA. It is a humectant and used to adjust the pH of a product.
Sodium Lactate is part of our skin's NMF, or natural moisturizing factor. Our NMF is essential for the hydration of our top skin layers and plasticity of skin.
It also influences our skin's natural acid mantle and pH, which protects our skin from harmful bacteria.
Our NMF is formed from amino acids, lactic acid, sugars, minerals, peptides, and electrolytes. As we age, our NMF naturally depletes. Other sources of NMF depletion include harsh and drying ingredients such as denatured alcohol. Sodium lactate can help replenish our NMF, leading to more hydrated and plump skin.
High percentages of Sodium Lactate can have an exfoliating effect.
Sodium Lactate is produced from fermented sugar.
Learn more about Sodium LactateSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 19.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 41.
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil is the oil derived from the seeds of a Sunflower. Sunflower seed oil is non-fragrant. It is an emollient, meaning it helps to soften the skin.
Sunflower seed oil contains many fatty acids. The fatty acids found in sunflower seeds include (from highest amount to least): linoleic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, arachidic acid, oleic acid, and linolenic acid.
These fatty acids help the skin create ceramides. Ceramides play a role in repairing the skin barrier.
Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil helps moisturize the skin. This in turn helps the skin look more rejuvenated and smoother.
Sunflowers are rich in vitamin E.
Historians believe Indigenous cultures of North America domesticated sunflowers before corn. Thus they relied on sunflower oil for a variety of uses. One such use is moisturizing skin and hair.
Sunflower seed oil may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.
Learn more about Helianthus Annuus Seed OilSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 22.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 12.
PCA is derived from amino acids and is naturally found in our skin's barrier.
As a humectant, PCA helps draw and hold moisture to the skin. Studies show it is effective at helping the skin stay hydrated long-term.
Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 23.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 33.
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:
Learn more about Citric AcidSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 27.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 34.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 29.
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser contains this as ingredient number 27.
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Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser 31 ingredients
The Outset Gentle Micellar Antioxidant Cleanser 42 ingredients
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Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser 31 ingredients
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