Vanicream™ Gentle Facial Cleanser

by Vanicream · skin_care

Editor's Take

Plain pharmacy cleanser done right: gentle surfactants and Glycerin do the useful work, but the polymer-thickened base keeps it firmly old-guard.

Four-pillar formula scores

  • Performance: 6.8 / 10
  • Innovative Ingredients: 4.5 / 10
  • Clean Standards: 8.3 / 10
  • Formula Sustainability: 9.0 / 10

The Verdict

For a sensitive-skin face wash, this is the plain white T-shirt: gentle, useful, and not trying to be clever. Clean sits in the Strong band at 8.3, and sustainability is Very Good at 9, helped by the lack of sulfates and silicones. Coco-Glucoside and Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate give a soft cleanse, with Glycerin helping offset that freshly washed tightness. The trade-off is Conventional technology: Acrylates Copolymer and Disodium EDTA keep it more pharmacy-basic than modern clean standards.

Full INCI list

water, glycerin, coco-glucoside, sodium cocoyl glycinate, acrylates copolymer, caprylyl glycol, mica, sodium chloride, 1, 2-hexanediol, titanium dioxide, sodium hydroxide, disodium EDTA

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