Santal Gel Cleanser
by Santal · skin_care
Editor's Take
Here is the rare fancy cleanser with real treatment bite: Salicylic Acid and gentle amino-acid cleansing, held back mainly by fragrance for reactive faces.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.3 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 8.7 / 10
The Verdict
Efficacy lands in the top tier here: Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate gives the wash a softer feel than a basic foaming cleanser, while Salicylic Acid gives it real pore-clearing purpose. The clean score is strong at 8.3, with the main knocks coming from Acrylates Copolymer and the disclosed fragrance allergens Limonene and Linalool. Niacinamide, Panthenol, and Madecassoside make it more considerate than the usual acne-leaning gel cleanser, which often strips first and apologizes later. Worth it as a treatment-leaning daily cleanse for oily or congested skin, with reactive skin doing the sensible patch test first.
Full INCI list
Water, Glycerin, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Lauryl Glucoside, Acrylates Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Lauryl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Chloride, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Oil, Pogostemon Cablin Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract, Cupressus Sempervirens Oil, Juniperus Mexicana Oil, Citrus Aurantium Amara (Bitter Orange) Leaf/Twig Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Coco-Glucoside, Panthenol, Tromethamine, Salicylic Acid, Niacinamide, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Propanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate, Hexylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Madecas- soside, Limonene, Linalool