Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin
by Cetaphil · skin_care
Editor's Take
Cetaphil earns its sensitive-skin billing with mild foam and useful barrier support, though pore claims ask more of a rinse-off cleanser than it can deliver.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.5 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 5.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 6.7 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 10.0 / 10
The Verdict
Ulta’s Cetaphil listing promises deep cleansing, 94% impurity removal, less-visible pores, improved resilience, and protection against five signs of sensitivity without dryness or tightness. Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, and Sodium Cocoamphoacetate credibly remove oil, dirt, and makeup, while Glycerin, Panthenol, and Niacinamide help limit tightness and support the skin barrier. The 94% figure comes from Cetaphil’s clinical testing and cannot be verified from the ingredient list; pore minimization and improved resilience are plausible only as modest rinse-off benefits. Fragrance-free and sulfate-free claims hold, but the ethoxylated Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate and synthetic acrylates polymer keep the formula from meeting stricter clean expectations; that persistent polymer also weakens an otherwise favorable formula-sustainability profile. A credible daily wash for sensitive skin, with better support for comfortable cleansing than for transformative pore or resilience claims.
Is Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin clean?
DARE scores Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin by Cetaphil 6.7 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin?
The formula leads with Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Panthenol. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser Face Wash Fragrance Free for Sensitive Skin by Cetaphil scores Performance 7.5 / 10, Clean Standards 6.7 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 5.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 10.0 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid.
Last updated October 8, 2026