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Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser For Sensitive Skin Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser

Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser For Sensitive Skin Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped. This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse withou

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Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser For Sensitive Skin Versus Cocokind Milky-Soft Face And Body Cleanser

This mild gel cleanser is mild enough to cleanse without leaving skin feeling tight or stripped.

This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Avena Sativa Kernel Flour

Polysorbate 20

Poloxamer 188

Zea Mays Starch

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Caprylyl Glycol

Phenoxyethanol

Disodium EDTA

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Polyacrylate

Sodium Hydroxide

Chrysanthemum Parthenium Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice

Sodium Hyaluronate

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Kernel Flour, Polysorbate 20, Poloxamer 188, Zea Mays Starch, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sodium Hydroxide, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Flower/Leaf/Stem Juice, Sodium Hyaluronate

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6

Ceramide NP

Ceramide Ng

Ceramide AP

Ceramide EOP

Ceramide As

Tocopherol

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Helianthus Annuus Extract

Oryza Sativa Bran Extract

Laminaria Digitata Extract

Glycolipids

Cholesterol

Acacia Senegal Gum

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Xanthan Gum

Saccharide Isomerate

Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide

Glycol Distearate

Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate

1,2-Hexanediol

Sodium Citrate

Sodium Phytate

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Potassium Sorbate

Sodium Benzoate

Citric Acid

Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Ceramide NP, Ceramide Ng, Ceramide AP, Ceramide EOP, Ceramide As, Tocopherol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Helianthus Annuus Extract, Oryza Sativa Bran Extract, Laminaria Digitata Extract, Glycolipids, Cholesterol, Acacia Senegal Gum, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Saccharide Isomerate, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide, Glycol Distearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid

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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.

Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant, skin conditioner, emollient, and preservative booster derived from either caprylic acid or synthetically created.

Typical use levels vary from 0.3-1% as a preservative booster and go up to 2% to condition skin.

Because it is not a free-fatty acid, this ingredient is fungal acne safe (there's nothing for Malassezia to feed on).

Glycerin (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.

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. Remember to stay hydrated!

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Ingredients & structured notes

Ingredient index

Ingredients Explained

  1. 01These ingredients are found in both products.
  2. 02Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
  3. 03Citric Acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) naturally found in citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, and limes.
  4. 04Like 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.
  5. 05However, this exfoliating effect only happens at high concentrations (20%) which can be hard to find in cosmetic products.
  6. 06Due 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.
  7. 07In skincare formulas, citric acid can:
  8. 08While it can provide some skin benefits, research shows lactic acid and glycolic acid are generally more effective and less irritating exfoliants.
  9. 09Most 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.
  10. 10Rosacea skin has a lower threshold for acids generally, with 62.5% of rosacea subjects in one study reacting to lactic acid in a sting test. This is why we mark citric acid as a potential rosacea trigger.
  11. 11However, this ingredient shows up as a pH adjuster or chelator at roughly 0.1-1% in many products. These low levels are unlikely to be an issue for rosacea skin and becomes a potential trigger at exfoliating concentrations (20%). Because everybody's…
  12. 12Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
  13. 13Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
  14. 14Your 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.
  15. 15Aquaporin-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.
  16. 16This 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.
  17. 17Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
  18. 18Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
  19. 19Water. 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.
  20. 20So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
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