
About this product
A one-step facial cleanser designed to remove makeup and cleanse skin without requiring a separate rinse step.
Full ingredients
Water, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut Alcohol, Peg-120 Methyl Glucose Dioleate, Glycerin, Carbomer, Isopropyl Alcohol, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Aniba Rosaeodora (Rosewood) Wood Oil, Propylparaben, Triethanolamine, Amyris Balsamifera Bark Oil, Bulnesia Sarmientoi Wood Oil, Cymbopogon Martini Oil, Pelargonium Graveolens Flower Oil, Rosa Centifolia Flower Oil, Santalum Album (Sandalwood) Oil, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Seed Oil, Mimosa Tenuiflora Bark Extract, Ormenis Multicaulis Oil, Piper Nigrum (Pepper) Fruit Oil, Salvia Sclarea (Clary) Oil, Fd&C Yellow No. 5 (Ci 19140)
Guru Score
Mixed
3 experts · Moderate agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
No single complaint stood out. The mixed and skipped takes below carry the reservations.
What the gurus are saying
This cleanser draws mixed takes from the gurus who tested it. Some found it gentle and inoffensive but not standout enough to choose over other options, while others appreciated its creamy texture for the colder months. However, the broader message from experts is that you do not need to spend much on a cleanser at all, a drugstore option will do the job just as well, so this one may not be worth the higher price tag.
Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.
Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.
Source: DermNet
A one-step facial cleanser designed to remove makeup and cleanse skin without requiring a separate rinse step.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.
Philosophy Purity Made Simple One Step Facial Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.
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