Love this essence, it calm my POD after 3 days. Only the refill opening could have a more spout-like shape, because when I pour the toner into the bottle, I always spill a lot.
Gentle Gel Cleanser
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- Cleanses with a mild cleansing agent, while xylitol and sugarbeet hydrate.
- Great for oily skin and acne, rosacea and POD on oilier skin.
- Formulated for sensitive and problem skin without added fragrance.
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Description
Our non-foaming and sulphate-free Gentle Gel Cleanser for sensitive and problem skin thoroughly dissolves oil, dirt and makeup with a potent yet skin-friendly, plant-based surfactant, and conditions with hydrating sugar beet extract and anti-bacterial xylitol sugar. Your skin will feel pure, never tight.
As a gentle reminder, which bears repeating: ALWAYS, and we really mean ALWAYS, apply the Gel directly onto dry skin, without water. That's how it's formulated. Applying to moist skin will dilute the cleansing power of the Gel. Same goes for our Mild Milk Cleanser and Nourishing Oil Cleanser. Read more in our How to use section below!
Our top tip: The Gel doubles as the gentlest of exfoliants. Apply a thicker layer to dry, clean skin, let sit for 10 minutes and then rinse off.
Ingredients (inci)
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.
How to use & tips
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Cardboard outerpack
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Plastic cap
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Aluminium tube
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Awards
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Allergy LabelledNo added fragrance
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From our own labFor sensitive & problem skin
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Natural & VeganA minimum of ingredients
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Made in FinlandDeveloped & manufactured in Finland
Allergy Labelled
No added fragrance
From our own lab
For sensitive & problem skin
Natural & Vegan
A minimum of ingredients
Made in Finland
Developed & manufactured 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.
