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