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What can you mix with Kate Somerville EradiKate 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser?

Key actives

Biggest watch-out: Benzoyl Peroxide Yes, with care

0 mix freely · 0 need timing · 1 need care · 0 not together. Source: the Amazon.com listing (brand-sold) ingredient list.

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Formula breakdown

Sulfur comes before water here, which is unusual and tells you it is a major part of the formula. The first five ingredients are sulfur, Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Glucoside and Acrylates Copolymer.

Sulfur appears as sulfur, ingredient 1 of 29, at a stated 3.0%.

Humectants, which pull water into the outer layer of skin: Glycerin (#16), Hexylene Glycol (#19), Butylene Glycol (#20) and Ethylhexylglycerin (#25); Peptides: Oligopeptide-10 (#13); Soothing or calming ingredients: Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract (#11) and Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract (#12); Emollients, which give slip and a softer feel: Glycereth-18 Ethylhexanoate (#7); Fatty alcohols, which thicken creams and are not drying: Stearyl Alcohol (#9) and Behenyl Alcohol (#15); Plant or ferment extracts: Honey Extract/Mel/Extrait de Miel (#10) and Boswellia Serrata Extract (#14); Thickeners and texture agents: Acrylates Copolymer (#5) and Xanthan Gum (#17); Cleansing agents (surfactants): Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (#3) and Coco-Glucoside (#4); UV filters: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891) (#28); Preservatives, which keep the product from spoiling once opened: Caprylyl Glycol (#18) and Phenoxyethanol (#21); Chelators, which bind trace metals so the formula stays stable: Disodium EDTA (#26); pH adjusters and buffers: Citric Acid (#23) and Sodium Hydroxide (#24); Also listed: Coconut Alcohol (#6), Glycereth-18 (#8), Disodium Carboxyethyl Siliconate (#27) and Iron Oxides (CI 77491) (#29).

Before you buy

Ingredient jobs (29)
IngredientJob
Sulfuracne active
Water/Aqua/Eauwater
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionatecleansing agent
Coco-Glucosidecleansing agent
Acrylates Copolymerthickener
Coconut Alcoholother
Glycereth-18 Ethylhexanoateemollient
Glycereth-18other
Stearyl Alcoholfatty alcohol
Honey Extract/Mel/Extrait de Mielplant extract
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extractsoothing ingredient
Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extractsoothing ingredient
Oligopeptide-10peptide
Boswellia Serrata Extractplant extract
Behenyl Alcoholfatty alcohol
Glycerinhumectant
Xanthan Gumthickener
Caprylyl Glycolpreservative
Hexylene Glycolhumectant
Butylene Glycolhumectant
Phenoxyethanolpreservative
Fragrance/Parfumfragrance
Citric AcidpH adjuster
Sodium HydroxidepH adjuster
Ethylhexylglycerinhumectant
Disodium EDTAchelator
Disodium Carboxyethyl Siliconateother
Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)UV filter
Iron Oxides (CI 77491)other

How it compares

Succinic Acid

Both contain sulfur and share 4 ingredients in total. This one adds sulfur, Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer and Coconut Alcohol and others. Succinic Acid has Water (Aqua/Eau), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Stearic Acid and Cetearyl Alcohol, which this one does not. Succinic Acid also brings salicylic acid and hyaluronic acid as a key active, so its mixing list differs.

Mario Badescu Drying Lotion

Both contain sulfur and share 2 ingredients in total. This one adds Water/Aqua/Eau, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Coco-Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Coconut Alcohol and Glycereth-18 Ethylhexanoate and others. Mario Badescu Drying Lotion has Isopropyl Alcohol, Aqua (Water, Eau), Calamine and Camphor, which this one does not. Mario Badescu Drying Lotion also brings salicylic acid as a key active, so its mixing list differs.

With every ingredient

For Kate Somerville EradiKate 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser, these verdicts come from its sulfur content. Kate Somerville EradiKate 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser can go with benzoyl peroxide, but introduce them slowly, one at a time. Tally: 0 free, 0 timed, 1 careful, 0 never.

Our checks

Kate Somerville EradiKate 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser is not one of our picks yet because of: INCI: no verified listing; CA: no confident title match; Kate Somerville, the maker of Kate Somerville EradiKate 3% Sulfur Daily Foaming Cleanser, has been selling skin care since 2004. Pick rules.

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