5 to 5 skincare Gentle Cleanser review

Bought this because I saw it going around in IG and also #supportlocal. Bought it from their shopee store!

Shopee link

Gentle Cleanser

It is in a gel form and it comes with a pump dispenser which is pretty normal. And to get to the last bit I just opened the pump up and mix in a little water and pour it out. I don’t think i wasted any!

I like the gel formula. It doesn’t foam very well but it’s ok, cos it doesn’t have the ultra drying SLS but it uses a more gentle surfactant. I’ve been using it as a morning cleanser. When I was using an oil at night which was particularly oily it was a bit hard to clean off in the morning but after I finished the sample of that oil I realized the cleansing power is actually fine and can clean off the heavy creams and another oil.

The texture and colour
Here’s how much foam it creates. Not a lot.

One thing though is it doesn’t contain fragrance and I do enjoy some sort of fragrance or it really has to smell like nothing to me but it has a kind of smell which kinda reminded me of psyllium husks which imo is not really very pleasant. It’s not exactly like such a huge turn-off until I can’t use it but it’s a thing which made me not look forward to it.

Overall it is indeed a very gentle cleanser and is non-drying and it did serve its purpose as a gentle morning cleanser.

Full ingredients list from their website:

Aqua, Glycerin, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Propanediol, Ahnfeltiopsis Concinna Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Hydroxy-ethyl Cellulose, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol

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