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Bubble Fresh Start Gel Cleanser.

Cleansers

About this product

A gel cleanser formulated to cleanse skin without stripping, featuring soothing ingredients like aloe and glycerin.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Glycerin, Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Lavandula Angustifolia Flower Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Ascorbic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Caffeine, Citric Acid, Ethylhexylglycerin, Gluconolactone, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Mentha Viridis Leaf Extract, Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Sulfite

Guru Score

70%

Mixed

9 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

This affordable gel cleanser earns consistent praise for delivering an effective cleanse without drying out skin, though it polarizes on one key point: whether the botanical ingredients calm or irritate. Most gurus highlight its budget-friendly price and gentle formula, particularly noting it removes makeup and sunscreen well in a double cleanse routine, making it especially good for oily skin. However, some dermatologists caution that lavender and spearmint can trigger sensitivity in certain people, and one found it left their combination skin feeling uncomfortably tight. Best patch-tested first if you have reactive or sensitive skin.

Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

Removes makeup and sunscreen thoroughly
Affordable
Not stripping for most skin types

What they flagged

Can feel drying and tight on combination skin

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

CleansersGel

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Mad About Skin

732k subs

~Yay

"The packaging is eye catching, it's a pop of color, which I personally really enjoy, but the formulas are really, really good. This cleanser comes in at like £13 and you get a lot of cleanser in it. I think this is a really nice budget friendly option that doesn't strip or dry but delivers an effective cleanse. [...] It wouldn't be fair to not mention it in this video, it's just a wonderful, really accessible price point too, which I love."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"For night time because of that lather this does a really good job to remove makeup and sunscreen. Sometimes after that first cleanse we still have a residue left over from a cleansing balm or a cleansing oil, and this will ensure that your skin is completely clean and prepped for all of your other skincare products."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Yay

"This gel cleanser is very affordable, it gets the job done, and it's not stripping. The only thing I don't like about the packaging is that because it's so big, [...] it's hard to guess how much is left, [...] I was shocked the day I finished it. [...] I am absolutely every bit as happy with this cleanser as I am with some much more expensive cleansers, and I love it."

Dr. Mamina

282k subs

~Yay

"Or bubbles Fresh D Gel Cleanser"

Dr. Daniel Sugai

722k subs

~Nay

"This one unfortunately made my face feel squeaky clean for the last few times I've used it. I bought this over a month ago and I did not like it. It was just way too drying. It felt too tight on my face afterwards. I have combination skin, [...] and it was just not good for my skin. [...] It does have soothing ingredients like aloe, it has glycerin which is hydrating, it has lavender and spearmint leaf. I take caution in brands that really push botanical ingredients."

208SkinDoc

2.10M subs

~Yay

"I got the Bubble gel cleanser, the gel cleanser is going to be a little better for oily skin."

Doctorly

3.59M subs

~Nay

"It has a hydration component but also has lavender flour water and lavender and spearmint, which can be irritating for a lot of people. It gives you that kind of cooling sensation, but it can also [...] be irritating to the skin. Although this is fragrance-free, those are technically essential oils and for some people could end up irritating them. Overall, it's a good affordable basic cleanser, but it's definitely not on my best of Bubble list. It's a cleanser and it will serviceably cleanse."

Nadine Baggott

164k subs

~Yay

"We've got the gel cleanser which I have tried and I really like."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"Bubble has a little Starter Set you get their Fresh Start Gel Cleanser which I've used and is pretty good."

What the evidence says.

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

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

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 Bubble Fresh Start Gel Cleanser?

A gel cleanser formulated to cleanse skin without stripping, featuring soothing ingredients like aloe and glycerin.

Is Bubble Fresh Start Gel Cleanser worth it?

The gurus are split. 7 of the 9 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.

What is Bubble Fresh Start Gel Cleanser's Guru Score?

Bubble Fresh Start Gel Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 9 expert reviewers we have collected.