Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads vs Neutrogena Clear & Defend Daily Face Cleanser - Gel for problem skin - 200 ml
Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads and Neutrogena Clear & Defend Daily Face Cleanser - Gel for problem skin - 200 ml share 3 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 3Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads only 1Neutrogena Clear & Defend Daily Face Cleanser - Gel for problem skin - 200 ml only 15
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Shared formula
16%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 3in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 1unique active
- Ingredient rows compared
- 19rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows. Partial captures footnoted under the board.
The formulas, row by row
19 ingredients across 2 labels| on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient | Recommended  Neutrogena Neutrogena Clear & Defend Daily Face Cleanser - Gel for problem skin - 200 ml$21.00 | |
|---|---|---|
Basics | ||
| Type & size | Cleanser · size not on the record | Cleanser · size not on the record |
| Brand origindiffers | Not recorded | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Availabilitydiffers | Not recorded | in stock |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | salicylic acid | salicylic acid, panthenol |
| Free ofdiffers | Not recorded | sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-updiffers | pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed | pregnancy caution · photosensitizing · 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 | Partially captured — 4 of 9 label entries matched, some checks not run | Fully parsed · 18 ingredients |
Key actives · 1 | ||
pro-vitamin b5 | no | yes |
Rest of the labels · 15 | ||
benzalkonium chloride | no | yes |
c12-15 alkyl lactate | no | yes |
cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine | no | yes |
cocamidopropyl pg-dimonium chloride phosphate | no | yes |
disodium tetrapropenyl succinate | no | yes |
fragrance | no | yes |
glycerin | no | yes |
menthol | yes | no |
peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate | no | yes |
sodium chloride | no | yes |
sodium hydrolyzed potato starch dodecenylsuccinate | no | yes |
sodium hydroxide | no | yes |
sodium methyl cocoyl taurate | no | yes |
vitamin e | no | yes |
water | no | yes |
Equate's label is only partially captured — rows may grow as parsing completes.
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 Equate if you avoid fragrance.
Choose Neutrogena if you want Pro-vitamin B5 in the formula.
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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