Minimalist Oat Extract 06% Gentle Cleanser Versus Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser

Minimalist Oat Extract 06% Gentle Cleanser Versus Murad Soothing Oat and Peptide Cleanser

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

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

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Ingredients Side-by-side

Water

Glycerin

Butylene Glycol

Avena Sativa Kernel Extract

Cetyl Alcohol

Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids

Stearyl Alcohol

Methyl Gluceth-20

Coco-Glucoside

Panthenol

Glyceryl Oleate

Sodium Hyaluronate

Bisabolol

Tocopherol

Pentylene Glycol

Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate

Lactic Acid

Citric Acid

Phenoxyethanol

Tetrasodium EDTA

Ethylhexylglycerin

Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Water, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Cetyl Alcohol, Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids, Stearyl Alcohol, Methyl Gluceth-20, Coco-Glucoside, Panthenol, Glyceryl Oleate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Tocopherol, Pentylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Glycerides Citrate, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Propanediol

Dicaprylyl Carbonate

Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Squalane

Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

Butyrospermum Parkii Butter

Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer

Betaine

Saccharide Isomerate

Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer

Polyisobutene

Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside

Sodium Surfactin

Sorbitan Isostearate

Sorbitan Oleate

Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate

Chlorphenesin

Sodium Benzoate

Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Dicaprylyl Carbonate, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Squalane, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Butyrospermum Parkii Butter, Sorbitan Oleate Decylglucoside Crosspolymer, Betaine, Avena Sativa Kernel Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Polyisobutene, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Sodium Surfactin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Oleate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Citric Acid, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Benzoate

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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.

Avena Sativa Kernel Extract is is derived from colloidal oatmeal. Besides being a healthy breakfast, oats have many benefits in skincare too.

This ingredient helps sooth, hydrate, and protect the skin. The starches in colloidal oatmeal are able to bind water, keeping the skin hydrated.

The cellulose and fiber in colloidal oatmeal help reduce inflammation. This can also help the skin feel softer.

Colloidal Oatmeal is also an antioxidant. Antioxidants protect our skin from free-radical damage.

Oatmeal also contains beneficial compounds:

This ingredient is created by mixing grounded oatmeal and a liquid base.

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.

Rosacea 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.

However, 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 skin is unique, we recommend a patch test if you are unsure.

Ethylhexylglycerin is created from glycerin. It is a multitasker ingredient that:

The CIR Expert Panel found minimal skin absorption or sensitization of any kind in a safety assessment. Though this ingredient is considered well-tolerated, a small number of cases of allergic dermatitis have been published since 2002. Just be sure to patch test if you are unsure.

Industry-reported use ranges from 8% in rinse-off products and 2% in leave-on formulations.

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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