Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser
by Indie Lee · skin_care
Editor's Take
It earns its shelf space among cream cleansers: the aloe-first base leaves barrier comfort intact, though CoQ10 has only rinse-off time to prove its worth.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 7.8 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 6.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 9.8 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 10.0 / 10
The Verdict
The aloe-first base and mild glucoside and betaine cleansers should lift daily grime without the stripped finish that foaming washes can leave. Grape-seed and jojoba oils help preserve comfort, while CoQ10 adds an antioxidant bonus with limited contact time in a rinse-off product. The formula is directionally sound clean and sustainability-minded, though benzyl alcohol and aromatic essential oils warrant a patch test on reactive skin. A credible cream cleanser for dry or barrier-conscious skin, with CoQ10 best treated as a bonus rather than the main event.
Is Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser clean?
DARE scores Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser by Indie Lee 9.8 / 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 Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser?
The formula leads with Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine. 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 Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Indie Lee CoQ-10 Cleanser by Indie Lee scores Performance 7.8 / 10, Clean Standards 9.8 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 10.0 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Stearic Acid, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Benzyl Alcohol, Coco-Glucoside, Glyceryl Oleate, Ubiquinone, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Juniperus Virginiana (Cedar) Wood Oil, Salvia Lavandulaefolia (Sage) Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Oil, Potassium Sorbate, Salvia Sclarea (Clary Sage) Oil, Xanthan Gum, Dehydroacetic Acid, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Phytic Acid, Carica Papaya (Papaya), Fruit Extract, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Water, Palmitic Acid, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid, Myristic Acid, Tocopherol, Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate
Last updated October 8, 2026