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Avène Tolerance Extremely Gentle Cleanser Lotion Versus Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-Gentle Cleanser

Avène Tolerance Extremely Gentle Cleanser Lotion Versus Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-Gentle Cleanser This mild cream cleanser is made to cleanse without leaving your skin tight or dry. This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin

By Peptide Skincare & Beauty Editorial TeamPublished

Avène Tolerance Extremely Gentle Cleanser Lotion Versus Paula's Choice Calm Ultra-Gentle Cleanser

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

This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin.

What's inside

Key Ingredients

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Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Cetearyl Alcohol

Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract Filtrate

Arginine

Caprylyl Glycol

Coco-Glucoside

Disodium Phosphate

Hydroxycapric Acid

Magnesium Oxide

Potassium Phosphate

Sodium Benzoate

Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate

Sodium Hydroxide

Tromethamine

Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Aquaphilus Dolomiae Extract Filtrate, Arginine, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Disodium Phosphate, Hydroxycapric Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tromethamine

Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate

Glycerin

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Cocamidopropyl Betaine

Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate

Cellulose Gum

Coco-Caprylate/Caprate

Hydroxyacetophenone

Inulin

Xanthan Gum

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Phytate

Cellulose

Fructose

Glucose

Phenoxyethanol

Water, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate, Cellulose Gum, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Inulin, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Phytate, Cellulose, Fructose, Glucose, Phenoxyethanol

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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.

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. 03Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air.
  4. 04This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with:
  5. 05On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it.
  6. 06One thing worth knowing is that Disodium EDTA has been shown to be a mild penetration enhancer. It can help other ingredients absorb into skin more effectively which can be a double-edged sword (great for actives, but can also make the active too st…
  7. 07Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption.
  8. 08You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%.
  9. 09Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
  10. 10Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
  11. 11Your 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.
  12. 12Aquaporin-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.
  13. 13This 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.
  14. 14Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
  15. 15Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
  16. 16PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is an emulsifier derived from castor oil.
  17. 17As an emulsifying agent, it helps other ingredients like fragrances and fat-soluble vitamins dissolve cohesively.
  18. 18Due to its large molecule size, it doesn't penetrate beyond the skin's surface.
  19. 19This ingredient has a solid regulatory track record; the CIR Expert Panel first concluded it was safe for use in cosmetics at concentrations up to 100% in 1997. A 2012 reassessment reaffirmed that finding. Safety studies have also found no irritatio…
  20. 20A 2019 study did find this ingredient to grow Malassezia, so this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.
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