OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash

Editor's Take

For once, the seaweed bottle actually brings credible hydration: high glycerin and Glyceryl Glucoside make this more skin-minded than the average scented body wash.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 7.5 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 6.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 6.7 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 8.2 / 10

The Verdict

The high-glycerin base, Glyceryl Glucoside, and Saccharide Isomerate give a rinse-off product more hydration ambition than most. Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate and Cocamidopropyl Betaine soften the cleansing profile, though olefin sulfonate keeps it from being the gentlest option. Sustainability is good, while fragrance, Cocamide MIPA, and phenoxyethanol make the clean credentials less pristine. A credible upgrade for daily washing when moisture retention matters.

Is OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash clean?

DARE scores OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash by OSEA 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 OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash?

The formula leads with Water / Aqua / Eau, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Xanthan Gum. 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 OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, OSEA Undaria Algae™ Body Wash by OSEA scores Performance 7.5 / 10, Clean Standards 6.7 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 6.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 8.2 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Water / Aqua / Eau, Glycerin, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Glyceryl Glucoside, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Undaria Pinnatifida Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Cupressus Sempervirens Branch/Leaf Oil, Citrus Latifolia Peel Oil, Saccharide Isomerate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Cocamide MIPA, o-Cymen-5-ol, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Tocopherol, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance / Parfum\