Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Burt's Bees
Renewal Refining Cleanser

Versus

CeraVe
Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Product category and function

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Face Cleansers	Face Cleansers
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Hydrating Facial Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl laurate, zea mays (corn) starch, bakuchiol, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, xanthan gum, lactic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (natural fragrance), phenoxyethanol, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool 8	Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, peg-40 stearate, stearyl alcohol, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glyceryl stearate, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, cetyl alcohol, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 27

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Water, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, polyglyceryl-4 caprate, sodium lauroyl glutamate, stearic acid, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, glyceryl stearate citrate, isoamyl laurate, glyceryl laurate, zea mays (corn) starch, bakuchiol, tocopherol, glycine soja (soybean) oil, xanthan gum, lactic acid, magnesium aluminum silicate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, fragrance (natural fragrance), phenoxyethanol, eugenol, geraniol, limonene, linalool

Aqua / water / eau, glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, peg-40 stearate, stearyl alcohol, potassium phosphate, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, glyceryl stearate, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, sodium hyaluronate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, disodium edta, dipotassium phosphate, tocopherol, phytosphingosine, xanthan gum, cetyl alcohol, polysorbate 20, ethylhexylglycerin

Notable ingredients

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Antioxidant: Bakuchiol, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

Cell-signaling ingredient: Bakuchiol

Antioxidant: Tocopherol

Solvent: Glycerin

Anti-microbial: Phenoxyethanol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Renewal Refining Cleanser

Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cetyl alcohol

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing