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Cetaphil
Gentle Cleansing Bar
A face cleanser, for hydration and barrier repair.
Brand price
Price not recorded · on the brand's site
From the brand
What the brand says about this product. Our ingredient analysis follows below.
The brand recommends it for
- Dry skin
- Normal skin
- Sensitive skin
- Dryness & dehydration
How to use
Wet skin and hands with water, work into a creamy lather on skin, and then rinse.
What's inside
Ingredients List
11 trigger at least one check · 9 trigger none
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty acids (stearic, oleic, lauric)
- Fatty alcohols (Malassezia)
- Possibly animal-derived
- May Trigger Acne
- May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Animal-derived
- Fatty acids (stearic, oleic, lauric)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty acids (stearic, oleic, lauric)
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty acids (stearic, oleic, lauric)
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- Possibly animal-derived
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
Key Ingredients
Mineral sunscreen1
Uses zinc oxide or titanium dioxide to absorb and scatter UV rays.
Benefits
Barrier Repair3
Strengthens and restores the skin's natural barrier.
Concerns
May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis9
May feed the yeast involved in seborrheic dermatitis.
Butyl Avocadate, Sodium Cocoate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Tallowate, Stearic Acid, Sucrose Cocoate
May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris1
May clog follicles or strip skin prone to keratosis pilaris.
Ingredients Explained
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Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Cleansing
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate →Stearic Acid
Cleansing, Emulsion Stabilising, Fragrance, Refatting, Cleansing, Emulsifying
Stearic Acid may be plant, synthetic or animal depending on the supplier.
Learn more about Stearic Acid →Sodium Tallowate
Cleansing, Cleansing, Emulsifying, Foam Boosting, Viscosity Controlling
Sodium Tallowate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Sodium Tallowate →Water
Antiplaque, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Aqua (EU),Deionized Water,Distilled Water,Micromatrix Fractile AN,Onsen-Sui (JPN),Purified Water
Learn more about Water →Sodium Cocoate
Cleansing, Cleansing, Emulsifying
Sodium Cocoate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Sodium Cocoate →Sodium Stearate
Cleansing, Cleansing, Emulsifying, Viscosity Controlling
Sodium Stearate may be plant, synthetic or animal depending on the supplier.
Learn more about Sodium Stearate →Glycerin
Denaturant, Fragrance, Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Oral Care, Perfuming, Humectant, Skin Protecting, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling
Glycerin may be plant, synthetic or animal depending on the supplier.
Learn more about Glycerin →Sodium Chloride
Bulking, Fragrance, Oral Care, Viscosity Controlling
Sodium chloride
Learn more about Sodium Chloride →PEG-20
Humectant, Solvent
Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy-, (20 mol EO average molar ratio)
Learn more about PEG-20 →Butyl Avocadate
Skin Conditioning
Butyl Avocadate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Butyl Avocadate →