Bioderma 'Sensibio H20' Dupe #4

A slightly different dupe today involves cleansing water, the Bioderma 'Sensibo H20' (formerly Créaline H20) and the new garnier Micellar Cleansing Water. Bioderma is incredibly raved about in the beauty community for it's effortless use and fantastic results, although unfortunately it is extremely difficult to come across outside Europe and also is uncommon in the UK apart from online providers, which makes it not only a pain to buy, but considerably more expensive also.

Bioderma 'Créaline H20' 
(as far as I am aware, my stash is the exact same formula as the new one mentioned above, but just with a different name)

The prices for this vary depending on where they are bought. From my personal experience (2x 500ml bottles bought in Paris) I got a deal on two for €19.99 (approximately £7.99 each) which was a pretty good deal for this product. Other prices online range from around ££15 - £20 for a single 500ml bottle, considerably more expensive although you can find the rare seller doing a genuinely good deal on Amazon.

Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water

The new Garnier 400ml product retails at about £4.99 in drugstores such as boots, although I recently found it on special offer in Sainsburys and similar supermarket stores - so keep your eyes peeled for this certainly cheaper alternative. 

So, the immediate prices indicate that, for your money, the Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water is not as expensive, but how cost effective is each of the products? 

I have not been using the Garnier product as long as my Bioderma so it may be difficult to judge, but due to the claim on the packaging approximately '400ml = 200 uses' (although obviously this is depending on the amount of product used during each application), if the Bioderma also goes by this 2ml per use rule, 250 uses will be available. My calculations would therefore say, the Garnier is also the most cost effective product - good news, right? (Although for people purchasing in Europe, the prices may not be as dissimilar) 

In other views of comparison, the two claim to do virtually the same job and come in undeniably similar packaging (good job, Garnier). Each of them are for sensitive skin, can be used on both the face and eyes, are scent free and hypoallergenic. Okay, I admit, at first glance and on paper they look pretty darn similar: but how do they compare in practise?

The images below display the using of each of the products on my eyes and the before and after images of how well they perform. (Please ignore my oily eyelids and uncontrollable brows)

First Up: Bioderma

Garnier

After my attempt to apply the same amount of each and use the same technique: It's a pretty close one, lets be honest, if I wasn't looking then I'd say the results are almost the same. Upon close inspection, it would appear to me that the bioderma did a slightly better job and my cotton pad appeared to have more product left remaining on it.

Overall, although the Biodermas removal power is slightly stronger than that of the Garnier water, the products really aren't worth the difference in price for the difference in effect. Therefore, if I were to suggest one which is the best price and least hassle to get in the UK (and also easy to obtain in the US as far as I am aware - if you cannot find it, it is available on feelunique.com), the Garnier is a straight-out winner. I have plenty of Bioderma left for now to use up, so I am not completely converted yet, but when my next purchase comes along, it may well be Garnier.

Thank you for reading,
I hope this was helpful - take care

Lou x