Gentle Gel Cleanser
- The perfect cleanser for sensitive skin that's also breakout-prone and a great first cleanser for teenage skin. Can be used as a gentle exfoliator.
- Skin type/concern: oily skin, inflamed skin, acne, rosacea and POD when skin is oilier.
- Formulated for sensitive and problem skin without added fragrance and SLS. Oil-free. Allergy-labelled.
-
Free sample with all orders.
-
Delivery: Finland 1-4 business days & rest of EU 2-7 business days.
-
Free delivery: Finland orders over 38€ & rest of EU 58€.
-
Safe payments.
The non-foaming and sulphate-free Gentle Gel Cleanser is a light and clear gel-based face wash that thoroughly dissolves excess oil, dirt and makeup without drying out skin. The Gel deep-cleanses with a potent yet skin-friendly, plant-based surfactant, and conditions with hydrating sugar beet extract and anti-bacterial xylitol sugar for a healthy skin barrier. Your skin will feel pure, never tight.
The Gentle Gel Cleanser is a favourite among our customers with oily skin, acne and impurities, tackling inflammation while giving skin a truly deep cleanse without irritation or dryness.
Aqua, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate and Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Betaine, Xylitol, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Citric Acid
Aqua
Solvent. Water. The main vehicle for our water based products
Glycerin
Humectant and skin protecting. Technically a sugar alcohol, glycerin is one of the oldest, most common and most versatile humectants used in cosmetics. It moisturises and protects the skin, accelerates skin barrier recovery and has antimicrobial properties, among other things. For our Cream we use vegetable, rapeseed-derived glycerin.
Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate and Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate
Surfactants. Low foaming, non-ionic surfactants, actually solubilisers, made from castor, rapeseed, palm and coconut oils. A surfactant acts as a cleansing agent and emulsifier. The combination we use has excellent and proven makeup removing capabilities, and is mild on the skin and eyes.
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Thickening. Basically the Gel in our Cleanser, cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose is a water-dispersible polymer. Made from natural, wood derived cellulose, which has been synthetically modified.
Betaine
Humectant and skin conditioning. Betaine is highly purified sugar beet extract, chemically speaking an amino acid derivative, that maintains skin moisture balance and strengthens the skin barrier even under very dry conditions. It is a so-called osmolyte, controlling water balance in living cells. The one we use is made from Finnish sugar beets.
Xylitol
Humectant and skin conditioning. Xylitol is a sugar alcohol and moisturises and conditions skin, whilst possessing anti-bacterial properties. There is some interesting research that suggests xylitol has the ability to inhibit bacterial biofilm on skin, which in turn may be the cause of many skin issues. The one we use is made in Finland from Finnish oats, and has probiotic properties.
Sodium Levulinate
Skin conditioning and preservative. Sodium levulinate is the sodium salt of levulinic acid, which is an organic acid derived from in this case sugarcane.
Sodium Anisate
Antimicrobial, flavouring agent and preservative. The salt form of star anis derived organic acid. The other half of our preservation system.
Citric Acid
Buffering agent. Citric acid is a commonly used buffering, i.e. pH adjusting, agent in cosmetics. It is made through bacterial fermentation and shifts the pH of the product into the acidic range. This is closer to the natural pH of the skin, which may range from 4 to 7, but is usually thought to be between 5 and 6, with recent studies, however, indicating it to be below 5.
-
For sensitive & problem skinFrom our own lab
-
Allergy-LabelledNo added fragrance
-
A minimum of ingredientsVegan & natural
-
Made in FinlandDeveloped & produced in Finland
From our own lab
No added fragrance
Vegan & natural
Developed & produced in Finland
Why it works for sensitive & problem skin
No added fragrance
No added fragrance or essential oils, floral waters, alcohol and sulphates (including SLS).
Formulated for sensitive & problem skin in our own lab
Our owners, CEO Kristina and cosmetic chemist Jaana, formulate all our products in our Helsinki lab, and test them on themselves - both have a long history of sensitive and problem skin.
Gentle & skin friendly preservative
We've created a unique preservative system for the Gel, to minimise overlap with our other products, using gentle preservatives, primarily organic acids and their salt forms. Check out our ingredient section above to learn more.
Allergy-labelled
The Gel carries the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation's independent Allergy-label.
Balanced pH for healthy skin
The Gel has a pH around 5.5 (healthy skin's own pH is slightly acidic, between 4.8 and 5.5) and will not upset or irritate skin.
A minimum of ingredients
The Gel contains just nine ingredients. It's made with a gentle cleansing agent that cleanses skin without drying and disturbing the skin's own barrier, Finnish sugarbeet extract to fight dehydration and xylitol to moisturise and break down harmful bacterial biofilm on skin. Check out our ingredient section above to learn more.
