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

Murad
Essential C Cleanser

Versus

Obagi
Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

obagi-kinetin-exfoliating-cleansing-gel.

Product category and function

Essential C Cleanser

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

Face Cleansers	Physical Exfoliants/Scrubs
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Scrubs or abrasives to remove dead skin mechanically.
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Essential C Cleanser

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

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

Essential C Cleanser

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e 11	Water (aqua), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 39

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Water/aqua/eau, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, glycerin, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, polysorbate 20, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, panthenol, phospholipids, tocopheryl acetate, retinyl palmitate, ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, chitosan, rice amino acids, zinc aspartate, allantoin, sodium pca, lactose, cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, propyl gallate, disodium edta, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, chlorphenesin, limonene, linalool, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil, ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) resin oil, fragrance (parfum), iron oxides (ci 77492), vitamin a, vitamin c, vitamin e

Water (aqua), synthetic wax, glycerin, decyl glucoside, sodium cocoyl isethionate, cocamidopropyl betaine, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, phenoxyethanol, fragrance, caprylyl glycol, panthenol, sodium pca, sodium hydroxide, chlorphenesin, ethylhexylglycerin, kinetin, hexylene glycol, disodium edta, sodium hyaluronate, papain, carbomer, 1,2-hexanediol, algin.

Notable ingredients

Essential C Cleanser

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

Anti-acne: Vitamin a

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Vitamin a

Soothing: Panthenol

Solvent: Water (aqua), 1,2-hexanediol, Glycerin, Hexylene glycol

Abrasive: Synthetic wax

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Essential C Cleanser

Clinical Kinetin + Exfoliating Cleansing Gel

Water/aqua/eau

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.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate

Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.