Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads vs Pore Normalizing Cleanser
Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads and Pore Normalizing Cleanser share 3 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.
Shared 3Maximum Strength Cleansing Pads only 1Pore Normalizing Cleanser only 14
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Shared formula
17%
- Ingredients in every formula
- 3in both formulas
- Key actives unique to one formula
- 1unique active
- Ingredient rows compared
- 18rows compared
From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows. Partial captures footnoted under the board.
The formulas, row by row
18 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 | Not recorded | American |
Offers | ||
| Where to buy | Not recorded | Not recorded |
Formula | ||
| Key activesdiffers | salicylic acid | panthenol, salicylic acid |
| Free ofdiffers | Not recorded | fragrance-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free |
| Heads-up | pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore data not yet reviewed | pregnancy caution · photosensitizingPore 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 · 17 ingredients |
Key actives · 1 | ||
pro-vitamin b5 | no | yes |
Rest of the labels · 14 | ||
arginine | no | yes |
butylene glycol | no | yes |
caprylyl glycol | no | yes |
chlorphenesin | no | yes |
glycerin | no | yes |
menthol | yes | no |
peg-200 hydrogenated glyceryl palmate | no | yes |
peg-60 hydrogenated castor oil | no | yes |
peg-7 glyceryl cocoate | no | yes |
phenoxyethanol | no | yes |
sles (a sulfate) | no | yes |
sodium citrate | no | yes |
sodium lauroyl sarcosinate | 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 want this formula as listed.
Choose Paula's Choice 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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