Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash

Editor's Take

Naturium gets the balance right: active-level salicylic acid in a mild sulfate-free wash, with enough glycerin and plant oils to keep exfoliation civilized.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 7.8 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 6.5 / 10
• Clean Standards: 8.0 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.9 / 10

The Verdict

The sulfate-free cleansing base is mild enough for regular body use, while smart solubilization gives salicylic acid a credible shot at clearing pores. Glycerin with sunflower, safflower, and olive oils helps offset dryness without pretending a rinse-off wash is a moisturizer. A persistent acrylate polymer and several synthetic auxiliaries rule out purist-clean status, but this remains a strong, unusually sustainable treatment wash.

Is Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash clean?

DARE scores Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash by Naturium 8.0 / 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 Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash?

The formula leads with Aqua, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer. 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 Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Naturium Salicylic Acid Body Wash by Naturium scores Performance 7.8 / 10, Clean Standards 8.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.5 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.9 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Aqua, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Cocamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Salicylic Acid, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Carthamus Tinctorium (Safflower) Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Hydroxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Polysorbate 80