Vanicream™ Cleansing Bar

by Vanicream · other

Editor's Take

Vanicream keeps the brief refreshingly plain: gentle cleansing and less post-wash tightness, though the PEG-heavy supporting cast keeps it out of modern clean-beauty territory.

Four-pillar formula scores

  • Performance: 7.8 / 10
  • Innovative Ingredients: 5.8 / 10
  • Clean Standards: 6.8 / 10
  • Formula Sustainability: 9.3 / 10

The Verdict

The efficacy is high for a sensitive-skin cleanser, with Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate providing mild cleansing while Sorbitol and Petrolatum help limit post-rinse dryness. Its technology has some modern features thanks to the skin-compatible syndet base, but the PEG emulsifiers feel conventional. Simethicone and ethoxylated ingredients also explain the middling clean score without making the bar inherently alarming. A credible pick for fragrance-sensitive daily cleansing, not a strict clean-beauty formula.

Full INCI list

water, coconut acid, sodium isethionate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, sodium laurate, sorbitol, propanediol, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, simethicone, sodium chloride, petrolatum, ceteareth-20, PEG-30 stearate, PEG-20, titanium dioxide

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