Cetaphil

Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash.

Body & Tan

About this product

A fragrance-free, soap-free body wash designed for sensitive skin, formulated with filaggrin complexes to support the skin barrier.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Glycerin, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Cocamide MEA, Citric Acid, Niacinamide, Sodium PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Allantoin, Potassium Sorbate, Arginine, Disodium EDTA

Guru Score

82%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Fragrance-free and soap-free
Won't overstrip sensitive skin
Well tolerated by sensitive skin types

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

What the gurus are saying

This body wash earns praise for being genuinely gentle on sensitive skin without fragrance or other common irritants that typically trigger reactions. Dermatologists note it's well tolerated by patients with reactive skin and doesn't strip the skin dry like many alternatives. The filaggrin complexes help maintain the skin barrier, though experts suggest using it sparingly on dry areas and reserving it mainly for skin folds where sweat and bacteria accumulate.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2022

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

Body & TanLiquid

Key actives

NiacinamideVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Shereene Idriss

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"I think it's a great product to actually have in your shower. When showering, minimize the use of hot water and try to limit it. I don't put it all over my arms and legs when I'm super dry. I'll really limit it to my privates, underneath my breasts, my armpits, the areas of your body that are going to accumulate sweat and grime and bacteria build up, but it's not one that's going to overstrip your skin and leave it dry."

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"I love this guy by Cetaphil, the Restoraderm line, because it has Filaggrin complexes which are supposed to help maintain your skin barrier."

Dr. Sam Ellis

897k subs

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"It can be really tough to find a body wash if you have super sensitive skin because so many of them have fragrance or masking fragrance or other irritant or allergenic components to them. The Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash is soap free and fragrance free, and this one is sort of free of all of those. [...] I find that it's very well tolerated by a ton of my patients."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash?

A fragrance-free, soap-free body wash designed for sensitive skin, formulated with filaggrin complexes to support the skin barrier.

Is Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash's Guru Score?

Cetaphil Pro Restoraderm Nourishing Body Wash holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.