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Simple Micellar Gel Wash.

Cleansers

About this product

A fragrance-free micellar gel cleanser designed to remove makeup and cleanse oily and combination skin types.

Full ingredients

Aqua, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Sodium Chloride, Panthenol, Citric Acid, Disodium EDTA, Glycerin, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Pantolactone, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Chloride, Saccharide Isomerate, Sodium Nitrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tocopheryl Acetate

Guru Score

85%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This affordable cleanser earns praise for being cheap, fragrance-free, and widely available. Dermatologists love it as a solid everyday face wash, though those with oily or acne-prone skin may want to pair it with a treatment cleanser like a salicylic acid wash rather than use it alone, since the formula contains oils that can feel heavy on already oily skin.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take December 2023

What they liked

Fragrance-free
Affordable
Gentle enough for twice-daily cleansing

What they flagged

Oil-based formula may not suit oily or acne-prone skin

Best for

Oily skin Combination skin

Type

CleansersGel

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

✓Yay

"The simple Micellar Gel Wash is only £3.33 versus Cetaphil which is £7."

All 2 takes from Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"I love that the Simple one is cheap, it's fragrance free, and it's easily available. [...] If you're looking for a very good Micellar Gel Wash, I like the Simple one. If you have oily skin, then you might not want to use an oil melting cleanser, but you still need to cleanse twice. You can either cleanse twice with your salicylic acid wash or you could do salicylic acid plus Micellar Gel Wash. It's just that people with oily acne prone skin are not going to love having more oil on the skin."

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"The simple Micellar Gel Wash is only £3.33 versus Cetaphil which is £7."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Yay

"I love this and I think they've discontinued it, but it's a really good face cleanser. I love it."

What the evidence says.

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

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 Simple Micellar Gel Wash?

A fragrance-free micellar gel cleanser designed to remove makeup and cleanse oily and combination skin types.

Is Simple Micellar Gel Wash worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

What is Simple Micellar Gel Wash's Guru Score?

Simple Micellar Gel Wash holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.