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Vanicream
Cleansing Bar
A face cleanser built around Mineral sunscreen, for barrier repair and hydration.
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
- Sensitive skin
- Dryness & dehydration
- Eczema-prone
How to use
Use with water, lather, rinse, and pat dry with towel. Ideal for daily use on face, hands, and body.
What's inside
Ingredients List
11 trigger at least one check · 7 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
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty acids (stearic, oleic, lauric)
- Fatty esters (glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate)
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
- Fatty alcohol
- Fatty alcohols (Malassezia)
- May Trigger Acne
- May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris
- May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis
Key Ingredients
Mineral sunscreen1
Uses zinc oxide or titanium dioxide to absorb and scatter UV rays.
Fatty alcohol1
Waxy fatty alcohols used as emollients and thickeners; unrelated to drying alcohol.
Benefits
Hydrating5
Boosts hydration and relieves dry, tight skin.
Barrier Repair6
Strengthens and restores the skin's natural barrier.
Cetearyl Alcohol, Coconut Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Petrolatum, Simethicone, Stearic Acid
Smoothing5
Refines rough or uneven texture.
Cetearyl Alcohol, Coconut Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, Petrolatum, Simethicone
Concerns
May Worsen Seborrheic Dermatitis9
May feed the yeast involved in seborrheic dermatitis.
Ceteareth-20, Cetearyl Alcohol, Coconut Acid, Glyceryl Stearate, PEG-30 Stearate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Sodium Laurate, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Stearic Acid
May Worsen Keratosis Pilaris3
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 →Water
Antiplaque, Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Aqua (EU),Deionized Water,Distilled Water,Micromatrix Fractile AN,Onsen-Sui (JPN),Purified Water
Learn more about Water →Coconut Acid
Cleansing, Emollient, Cleansing, Emulsifying
Coconut Acid isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Coconut Acid →Sodium Isethionate
Antistatic, Cleansing, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning
Sodium 2-hydroxyethanesulphonate
Learn more about Sodium Isethionate →Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
Antistatic, Cleansing, Foaming, Hair Conditioning, Skin Conditioning, Cleansing, Emulsifying, Viscosity Controlling
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate →Sodium Laurate
Cleansing, Cleansing, Emulsifying
Sodium Laurate isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Sodium Laurate →Sorbitol
Fragrance, Humectant, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning
Sorbitol is the hexahydric alcohol that conforms to the formula
Learn more about Sorbitol →Propanediol
Solvent, Viscosity Controlling
Propanediol is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
Learn more about Propanediol →Cetearyl Alcohol
Emulsion Stabilising, Opacifying, Emollient, Cleansing, Emulsifying, Foam Boosting, Viscosity Controlling
Cetearyl Alcohol isn't fungal acne safe.
Learn more about Cetearyl Alcohol →