Ingredients of Safeguard Derma Sense for Acne Prone Skin
Procter and Gamble released the Derma Sense variant of Safeguard with a price of about double of other Safeguard variants. One might ask, what is in the Derma Sense soap that is not in the other variants. I have listed the ingredients of two Safeguard soaps below, namely the Derma Sense for acne prone skin and the pink variant.
| Safeguard Pink with Aloe (PhP 38 for 135g bar) | Safeguard Derma Sense For Acne Prone Skin (PhP 78 for 135g bar) |
| aloe barbadensis leaf extract | CI 42053 |
| CI 14700 | CI 47005 |
| CI 45410 | eucalyptus globulus leaf extract |
| citric acid | fragrance |
| fragrance | glycerin |
| glycerin | palm kernel acid |
| palm kernel acid | sodium chloride |
| pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate | sodium palm kernelate |
| sodium chloride | sodium palmate |
| sodium palm kernelate | tapioca starch |
| sodium palmate | titanium dioxide |
| talc | triclocarban |
| tapioca starch | zinc pyrithione |
| tetrasodium etidronate | |
| titanium dioxide | |
| water | |
| zinc pyrithione | |
| zinc sulfate |
Two unique ingredients are present in the soap for acne prone skin, triclocarban and the eucalyptus extract. These are known antibacterial agents.
Older Safeguard soaps used to have triclosan and/or tricarban as their main ingredient to protect against germs. It is surprising that neither of the two is present in the pink soap yet there are claims that the pink soap can help protect against bacterial and now, some fungi, too!
Label and ingredients of the Pink Safeguard (with Aloe)
Now that both soap claims to protect against bacteria, is the high price of the Derma Sense soap cost effective? Does the pink soap lack protection against pimple causing bacteria? If so, is it more cost effective to buy the pink soap and buy another product for the pimple? Does it make sense to prefer the Derma Sense soap?
I tried both soaps (one whole month each) and both helped in the pimple reduction on my face. The thing is, I am also using other products (those with tea tree oil and/or salicylic acid) on my pimple while I used the two soaps. With my skin condition, I cannot rely on Safeguard soaps alone. My skin reacts well to salicyclic acid. So for me, it is really more cost effective to just pick the pink one. Also, if I'm going to rely on triclocarban alone for my pimple protection, I would use less expensive soaps (about half the price of the Derma Sense soap) that has triclocarban.
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