Tulus Pore-fecting Cleansing Foam Versus Wardah Hydra Rose NMF Amino + Pentavitin Barrier Replenish Gel Cleanser
This salicylic acid foaming cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Coco-Betaine
Cleansing
Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingBetaine
Humectant
Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate
Surfactant
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate
Skin Conditioning
Coco-Glucoside
Cleansing
Citric Acid
Buffering
Glyceryl Caprylate
EmollientRosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing
Sodium Phytate
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract
CleansingMandelic Acid
Antimicrobial
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Bifida Ferment Lysate
Skin Conditioning
Water, Glycerin, Coco-Betaine, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Sodium Chloride, Betaine, Potassium Cocoyl Glycinate, Butylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Coco-Glucoside, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Oil, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Phytate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Bifida Ferment Lysate
Water
Skin ConditioningGlycerin
Humectant
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Cleansing
Cocamidopropyl Betaine
Cleansing
Propylene Glycol
Humectant
Acrylates Copolymer
Sodium PCA
Humectant
Decyl Glucoside
Cleansing
Phenoxyethanol
Preservative
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
CleansingSodium Chloride
MaskingCitric Acid
Buffering
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingChlorphenesin
Antimicrobial
Glyceryl Polyacrylate
Brassica Campestris Seed Oil
Skin Conditioning
Disodium EDTA
Saccharide Isomerate
Humectant
Parfum
Masking
Rose Extract
Skin ConditioningSodium Citrate
BufferingTocopherol
Antioxidant
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Sodium PCA, Decyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Glyceryl Polyacrylate, Brassica Campestris Seed Oil, Disodium EDTA, Saccharide Isomerate, Parfum, Rose Extract, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
Like other AHAs, citric acid can exfoliate skin by breaking down the bonds that hold dead skin cells together. This helps reveal smoother and brighter skin underneath.
However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
Due to this, citric acid is usually included in small amounts as a pH adjuster. This helps keep products slightly more acidic and compatible with skin's natural pH.
In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
Most citric acid used in skincare today is made by fermenting sugars (usually from molasses). This synthetic version is identical to the natural citrus form but easier to stabilize and use in formulations.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Learn more about Citric AcidGlycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinChances are, you eat sodium chloride every day. Sodium Chloride is also known as table salt. This ingredient has many purposes in skincare: thickener, emulsifier, and exfoliator.
You'll most likely find this ingredient in cleansers where it is used to create a gel-like texture. As an emulsifier, it also prevents ingredients from separating.
You might see people debate whether Sodium Chloride is comedogenic, but there actually haven't been any comedogenic tests done on it. Either way, the overall formulation of a product matters a lot more than any single ingredient.
You might see this ingredient used in scrubs as a primary exfoliating ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium ChlorideWater. 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. Remember to stay hydrated!
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