Melting Balm Cleanser vs Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser
Melting Balm Cleanser and Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser share 4 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 4Melting Balm Cleanser only 9Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser only 30
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Shared formula
9%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 4in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 2unique actives
- Ingredient rows compared
- 43rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.
The formulas, row by row
43 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | ||
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Cleanser · size not on the record | Cleanser · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | European | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buydiffers | $14.99 · Byoma | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | niacinamide, ceramide np | sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np |
| Free of | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free | fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-up | fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed | fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed |
Fit & community | ||
| Rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Best for | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Data quality | ||
| Label coveragediffers | Fully parsed · 13 ingredients | Fully parsed · 34 ingredients |
Key actives · 2 | ||
hyaluronic acid (salt form) | no | yes |
vitamin b3 | yes | no |
Rest of the labels · 37 | ||
1,2-hexanediol | yes | no |
aloe barbadensis leaf extract | no | yes |
arachidyl alcohol | no | yes |
arginine | no | yes |
behenyl alcohol | no | yes |
caprylyl glycol | no | yes |
carbomer | no | yes |
ceramide ap | no | yes |
ceramide eop | no | yes |
cetyl ethylhexanoate | yes | no |
cholesterol | no | yes |
disodium edta | no | yes |
fatty alcohol (non-drying) | no | yes |
glycerin | no | yes |
glycol distearate | no | yes |
hexylene glycol | no | yes |
hippophae rhamnoides oil | yes | no |
lauryl alcohol | no | yes |
lecithin | no | yes |
myristyl alcohol | no | yes |
orbignya oleifera seed oil | yes | no |
palmitic acid | yes | no |
pentylene glycol | no | yes |
phenoxyethanol | no | yes |
phospholipids | no | yes |
phytosphingosine | no | yes |
sodium chloride | no | yes |
sodium cocoyl isethionate | no | yes |
sodium hydroxide | no | yes |
sodium lauroamphoacetate | no | yes |
sodium lauroyl lactylate | no | yes |
sorbeth-30 tetraoleate | yes | no |
stearyl alcohol | no | yes |
synthetic wax | yes | no |
tocopheryl acetate | yes | no |
water | no | yes |
xanthan gum | no | yes |
Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.
The bottom line
Choose BYOMA if you want Vitamin B3 in the formula.
Choose Paula's Choice if you want this formula as listed.
Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.
This is not medical advice.
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