Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser Versus The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser
Updated on March 24, 2025
Overview
What they are
These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe . They have a total of 2 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain AHA
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin and scar healing
Free From
They both do not contain any oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates
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Ingredient Info
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser 19 ingredients
The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser 8 ingredients
About this product
About this product
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Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser 19 ingredients
The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser 8 ingredients
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningDecyl Glucoside
CleansingAloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Skin Conditioning
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Glycerin
Humectant
Caprylyl Glycol
EmollientCitric Acid
Buffering
Chlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Magnesium Aspartate
Skin ConditioningZinc Gluconate
Skin Conditioning
Algin
Masking
Achillea Millefolium Extract
CleansingAvena Sativa Kernel Extract
Abrasive
Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract
Skin ConditioningSapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract
Skin ConditioningPanthenol
Skin Conditioning
Copper Gluconate
Skin ConditioningWater, Decyl Glucoside, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Niacinamide, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Glycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Magnesium Aspartate, Zinc Gluconate, Algin, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Sapindus Mukorossi Peel Extract, Panthenol, Copper Gluconate
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 WaterDecyl Glucoside is a glucose-based surfactant and emulsion stabilizer. It is created by reacting glucose with the fatty acids from plants.
Surfactants help clean the skin by trapping oil, sebum, and dirt to be washed away. As an emulsion stabilizer, it stabilizes the ingredients in a product by preventing them from separating.
This ingredient is biodegradable and non-toxic. This ingredient is commonly found in baby shampoos.
Decyl Glucoside is sometimes used to stabilize the UV filter Tinosorb.
Learn more about Decyl GlucosideIngredient Ratings
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When to use
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser 19 ingredients
The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser 8 ingredients
Reviews
Here's what our community thinks
Tower 28 Beauty SOS Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser 19 ingredients
Love, love this cleanser - it’s gentle and has kept a lot of painful acne at bay (though I still get hormonal acne from time to time). This is my second repurchase. The only downside is, don’t drop the bottle or the pump won’t work as well.
The Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray is great for calming redness and irritation. It’s lightweight, fragrance free, and really gentle, which makes it perfect for my acne prone skin. I like how refreshing it feels, and the fine mist makes it super easy to use. It’s not super hydrating, so you’ll need a moisturizer with it, but it does what it claims soothes and supports your skin. Definitely Show more
The Ordinary Glucoside Foaming Cleanser 8 ingredients
It's a gentle gel-cleanser that is suitable to any skin-type but better on oily skin due to it's texture. It's very basic in this regard and that's not a bad thing. It doesn't target any skin concern specifically so if that's what you're after, I wouldn't recommend this product but I'd use it as a "shower cleanser" or something you would use on the morning or in the middle of the day. Especially Show more
Basic cleanser! Doesn’t do much for fighting acne but is a nice simple cleanser that doesn’t leave skin dry or make acne worse. Good place to start when battling fungal acne
