First Aid Beauty Deep Cleanser With Red Clay Versus Clinique All About Clean™ 2-in-1 Cleansing + Exfoliating Jelly

First Aid Beauty Deep Cleanser With Red Clay Versus Clinique All About Clean™ 2-in-1 Cleansing + Exfoliating Jelly Detailed comparison of First Aid Beauty Deep Cleanser With Red Clay versus Clinique All About Clean™ 2-in-1 Cleansing + Exfoliating Jelly. This mild gel cleanser is made to cleanse while calming and soothing your skin. This salicylic acid foaming cleanser is formulated around Salicylic Acid to clear breakouts and unclog pores. Water Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Cocamidopropyl Betaine Glycerin Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate Dipropylene Glycol Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract Bisabolol Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract Allantoin Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer Panthenol Illite Caprylyl Glycol Potassium Hydroxide Disodium EDTA Mica Tetrasodium EDTA Phenoxyethanol CI 77491 Water, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Glycerin, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, PEG-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Dipropylene Glycol, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chrysanthemum Parthenium Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Bisabolol, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Allantoin, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Panthenol, Illite, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Hydroxide, Disodium EDTA, Mica, Tetrasodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, CI 77491 Sodium Laureth Sulfate Silica Acrylates Copolymer Lauramidopropyl Betaine Butylene Glycol Sucrose Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine Sodium Hyaluronate Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract Laminaria Saccharina Extract Carica Papaya Fruit Extract Caffeine Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 Acetyl Glucosamine Sodium Coco Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate Salicylic Acid Laureth-2 Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate Polysorbate 20 Sodium Chloride Carbomer Citric Acid Sodium Sulfate Monosodium Citrate Sodium Hydroxide BHT EDTA Water, Glycerin, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Silica, Acrylates Copolymer, Lauramidopropyl Betaine, Butylene Glycol, Sucrose, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Hyaluronate, Bambusa Arundinacea Stem Extract, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Caffeine, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Acetyl Glucosamine, Sodium Coco Pg-Dimonium Chloride Phosphate, Salicylic Acid, Laureth-2, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Chloride, Carbomer, Citric Acid, Sodium Sulfate, Monosodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, BHT, EDTA, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol These ingredients are found in both products. Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount. Disodium EDTA is a chelating agent. It grabs onto and deactivates metal ions that sneak into your products from water, packaging, or air. This ingredient mainly works behind the scenes and helps with: On top of that, this ingredient can counteract the effects of hard water by binding to the minerals in it. One 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 strong if you have sensitive skin). Clinical patch testing showed no significant skin irritation at typical use concentrations and minimal dermal absorption. You'll most likely see this ingredient near the end of an ingredient list. It's typically found in concentrations less than 1%. 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. Phenoxyethanol is one of the most widely used preservatives in skincare (and for good reason!). It has a large spectrum of antimicrobial activity and especially effective bacteria, yeast, and mold while only having a weak effect on your skin's natural microbiome. On a cellular level, it disrupts the cell membranes of microbes by poking holes that make the cell leak. This shuts down the chemical reactions the microbe needs to make energy so it can no longer survive. Another perk of this ingredient is that it stays functional across a wide pH range (3-10). You'll often see it paired with boosters like Ethylhexylglycerin; one study showed that a 1:9 ratio of Ethylhexylglycerin to Phenoxyethanol damages bacterial membranes as effectively as doubling the Phenoxyethanol concentration on its own. Typical use concentrations range from 0.3-1% depending on the formula, and this ingredient is capped at 1% int the EU. Safety-wise, the fear mongering does not hold up to the evidence. The EU's Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and FDA consider it safe as a preservative at up to 1%, including