Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser vs Cetaphil, Differin®, Maximum Strength Acne Foaming Cleanser, 5 fl oz (148 ml)

Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser and Cetaphil, Differin®, Maximum Strength Acne Foaming Cleanser, 5 fl oz (148 ml) share 4 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared formula

11%

Ingredients in every formula

4in both formulas

Key actives unique to one formula

3unique actives

Ingredient rows compared

37rows compared

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The formulas, row by row

37 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(33 of 37 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended Paula's Choice Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser $26.00 Save	Cetaphil Cetaphil, Differin®, Maximum Strength Acne Foaming Cleanser, 5 fl oz (148 ml) $12.99 Save
Basics
Type & size	Cleanser · size not on the record	Cleanser · size not on the record
Brand origin	American	American
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	sodium hyaluronate, ceramide np	benzoyl peroxide
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	None flagged from the checks we ranPore 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 · 34 ingredients	Fully parsed · 7 ingredients
Key actives · 3
benzoyl peroxide Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
ceramide np	yes	no
hyaluronic acid (salt form) Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 30
aloe barbadensis leaf extract	yes	no
arachidyl alcohol	yes	no
arginine	yes	no
behenyl alcohol	yes	no
caprylyl glycol	yes	no
ceramide ap	yes	no
ceramide eop	yes	no
cholesterol	yes	no
disodium edta	yes	no
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	yes	no
glycol distearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
hexylene glycol	yes	no
lauryl alcohol	yes	no
lauryl methacrylate	no	yes
lecithin	yes	no
myristic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
myristyl alcohol	yes	no
pentylene glycol	yes	no
phenoxyethanol	yes	no
phospholipids	yes	no
phytosphingosine	yes	no
sodium c14-16 olefin sulfonate	no	yes
sodium chloride	yes	no
sodium cocoyl isethionate	yes	no
sodium lauroamphoacetate	yes	no
sodium lauroyl lactylate	yes	no
sphingolipids	yes	no
stearic acid Fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
stearyl alcohol	yes	no
xanthan gum	yes	no

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All ingredientsBrighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plumpCalm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sunGo

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Brighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plump

Calm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sun

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