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Zarqa Reinigingsgel Clear Skin Versus Klued 2% Salicylic Acid Gentle Cleanser

Face Cleanser
Face Cleanser
Dutch Brand Netherlands
Filipino Brand Philippines

Updated on January 25, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe face cleansers. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain BHA

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, brightening skin, oily skin and reducing pores

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

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At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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!

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Masking, Preservative, Skin Conditioning

Salicylic Acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid or BHA) is one of the most well-known ingredients for treating skin that struggles with blackheads and acne. It helps to exfoliate both the skin's surface and pores, and also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.

This multitasking property makes it a great ingredient for cleaning out pores, controlling oil production, and reducing inflammation.

Unlike AHAs which are water soluble, Salicylic Acid is oil soluble. This means that it's able to exfoliate the inside of pores and reduce blackheads.

Concentrations of 0.5-2% are recognized by the U.S. FDA as an over-the-counter topical acne product.

It can cause irritation and/or dryness if one's skin already has a compromised moisture barrier, so it's best to focus on repairing that before introducing a Salicylic Acid into your routine.

In general, Salicylic Acid is a great ingredient for oily acne-prone skin.

While salicylic acid does not increase sun-sensitivity, we still recommend wearing SPF.

If you are looking for the ingredient called BHA or Butylated Hydroxyanisole, click here.

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When to use

19 Routines
32% use in am
68% use in pm
84% use every day
369 Routines
38% use in am
62% use in pm
86% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Zarqa Reinigingsgel Clear Skin 13 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 1 rating

Klued 2% Salicylic Acid Gentle Cleanser 14 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 7 ratings
Broke Me Out (2) No Scent (2) Works Well (2)
Dysphoreaux's avatar

Jerry Cho

10 months ago
Review

It's okay I guess? Start slow mga lovelies, so far, my acne are drying for the first 3 weeks pa, not irritating so far.

Overall, good beginner SA cleanser for one day use only, preferably at night! Don't over exfoliate your skin!

For the PIH and PIE, I'm still waiting for 6 weeks, I'll update my reviewe!

#great value
pamanaj's avatar

pamanaj

10 months ago
Review

very drying and leaves your skin with a tight feeling (as expected from a cleanser with 2% salicylic acid) but it works great as an "exfoliant" to use twice or thrice a week. very good alternative to other harsher exfoliants like toners and such. i think it's just enough if you're working with acne like inflamed papules.

i've been using it like that for a few weeks now and have seen good Show more

#drying
#light
#no scent
#works well