Description
What Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash Actually Is
Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash, sold by the brand as Kind to Skin Moisturising Face Wash, is a 150 ml foaming gel cleanser from Simple’s core Kind to Skin range. It is one of the most widely sold face washes in the world, and it is sold on a promise of being gentle and fragrance-free.
Table of contents
Jump through this Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash guide using the links below.
- What Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash Actually Is
- The Full Ingredient List, In Legal Order
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate At Position 2 Of 23
- The Two Gentler Co-Surfactants At 3 And 4
- Glycerin At Position 5
- Why Everything From Position 10 Is Alphabetical
- Bisabolol And Panthenol, Honestly Weighted
- Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate At Position 16
- What Is Not In It
- Texture And Feel
- Who Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash Suits
- Who Should Skip It
- How To Use Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash
- Why The Second Cleanse Matters
The fragrance-free part is true and verifiable on the label. The gentle part deserves a longer answer, and we are going to give you that answer before you buy rather than after.
- The full 23-ingredient list, counted
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate at position 2
- Why the bottom of this list is alphabetical
- Who this suits and who should skip it
- How to use it
- Delivery across Bangladesh
- Common questions
The Full Ingredient List, In Legal Order
Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash declares twenty-three ingredients, transcribed from Simple’s own UK product page rather than a reseller. Position tells you concentration down to 1%, which is the only honest way to read a cleanser.
- Aqua
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- Decyl Glucoside
- Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- Glycerin
- PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate
- Propylene Glycol
- Sodium Chloride
- PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
- Benzoic Acid
- Bisabolol
- Cocamide MEA
- Disodium EDTA
- Glycol Distearate
- Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin
- Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
- Laureth-10
- Panthenol
- Pantolactone
- Phenoxyethanol
- Polyquaternium-39
- Sodium Benzoate
- Tocopheryl Acetate
Sodium Laureth Sulfate At Position 2 Of 23
This is the fact the marketing does not lead with, so we will. Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash is a sulfate-based foaming cleanser. Sodium Laureth Sulfate sits second, directly after water, which makes it the primary cleansing agent.
SLES is not the villain the internet made of it. It is a well-studied surfactant, it is not Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, and at the levels used in a rinse-off product most people tolerate it without any trouble at all. Millions of people use Simple Kind to Skin Face Wash happily.
But it is a genuine foaming sulfate, and if you have been told to avoid sulfates because your skin is dry, reactive, or you are using retinoids, then you should know that is what you are buying. A low-pH, sulfate-free gel cleanser is a different category of product.
The Two Gentler Co-Surfactants At 3 And 4
Decyl Glucoside at position 3 is a mild sugar-derived surfactant. Cocamidopropyl Betaine at 4 is an amphoteric surfactant used across the industry to soften harsher partners.
Their job in this product is to take the edge off the SLES above them. That is a real and sensible formulation choice, and it is why this cleanser is milder than a straight sulfate foam. It does not change the fact that the sulfate is the lead.
Glycerin At Position 5
Glycerin is the humectant and it sits fifth, which is high for a cleanser. It is the ingredient behind the “moisturising” in the product name, and in a wash-off product its realistic job is to make the skin feel less tight afterwards rather than to hydrate in any lasting way.
Why Everything From Position 10 Is Alphabetical
Look at positions ten to twenty-three: Benzoic Acid, Bisabolol, Cocamide MEA, Disodium EDTA, Glycol Distearate, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Laureth-10, Panthenol, Pantolactone, Phenoxyethanol, Polyquaternium-39, Sodium Benzoate, Tocopheryl Acetate.
That is alphabetical order, not quantity order. Labelling law allows ingredients below 1% to be listed in any order, and many brands list them alphabetically. So in this product everything from position ten down is present at under 1%.
This matters because it tells you exactly how much weight to give the nice-sounding entries. Panthenol at eighteen and vitamin E at twenty-three are under 1% and in a product you rinse off after forty seconds. They are not doing much. We would rather tell you that than let the label imply otherwise.
Bisabolol And Panthenol, Honestly Weighted
Bisabolol at eleven is a soothing ingredient derived from chamomile. Panthenol at eighteen is provitamin B5. Both have genuine support behind them in leave-on products.
In a cleanser, under 1%, rinsed off, their contribution is small. If you want panthenol to do something for your skin, buy it in a serum or a moisturiser.
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate At Position 16
A preservative. It is approved for rinse-off use and it is also one of the more common contact allergens among cosmetic preservatives. Most people have no issue. If you have reacted to preservatives before, this is the entry on the list worth knowing about.
What Is Not In It
No parfum or fragrance is listed, which is the core of the Simple brand promise and it holds up on the label. No alcohol denat. No essential oils. No added colourant. For anyone whose skin reacts to scented washes, this product is a reasonable option despite the sulfate.
Texture And Feel
this product is a clear gel that foams generously. The lather is the point for a lot of people: skin that feels properly washed. It rinses clean without a film.
If your face feels tight five minutes after rinsing, that is the sulfate telling you it is too much for your skin. That is information, not a defect.
Who this product Suits
- Normal, combination and oily skin that likes a foaming wash
- Anyone who needs a fragrance-free cleanser
- People who wear makeup or sunscreen and cleanse twice at night
- Anyone on a budget who wants a widely available, consistent product
- Skin that has never had a problem with sulfates
Who Should Skip It
- Dry or dehydrated skin that already feels tight after washing
- Anyone actively avoiding sulfates, for any reason
- Skin on retinoids or acids, which is better served by a low-pH gel cleanser
- Anyone who has reacted to Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate before
- Rosacea-prone or very reactive skin
How To Use this product
Wet the face with lukewarm water. Work a small amount into a lather in your palms first, massage for twenty seconds, rinse thoroughly. Pat dry, do not rub.
Morning: this product or water alone, depending on how your skin feels.
Evening: oil cleanser or micellar water first if you wore sunscreen or makeup, then this product.
Why The Second Cleanse Matters
A gel cleanser alone will not fully remove a modern water-resistant sunscreen. Use an oil cleanser or micellar water first. Sunscreen left on overnight is a common and avoidable cause of congestion, and it is the reason people blame their moisturiser for breakouts that the sunscreen caused.
The Squeaky-Clean Trap
Many people were taught that a cleanser should leave skin tight and squeaky. That feeling is stripped skin, not clean skin.
A well-used cleanser leaves the face comfortable, neither greasy nor tight. With a sulfate wash the margin for error is smaller: use less, massage for less time, and keep the water lukewarm.
Water Temperature Matters More Than People Think
Lukewarm. Hot water strips the skin’s own lipids and leaves the face flushed and tight regardless of which cleanser you use. Cold water does not close pores, because pores do not have muscles.
How Often To Wash Your Face
Twice a day for most people. Oily skin is not an argument for four washes; over-washing usually increases oil rather than reducing it. If your skin is dry, water in the morning and this product at night is a perfectly good routine.
How Long A 150 ml Tube Lasts
Roughly two months with twice-daily use, longer if you cleanse once a day. A pea-sized amount is enough for the whole face; most people use two or three times what they need.
Storage
Keep it below 30°C and out of direct sun. A cleanser is one of the more stable things in a bathroom, but heat still shortens its life.
Why We Stock this product
Because it is genuinely fragrance-free, widely trusted, priced sensibly, and because a lot of people want a foaming wash and should be able to buy one from somewhere that tells them what is actually in it.
We would rather sell you this product with the sulfate disclosed in the second section of the page than sell you a “gentle cleanser” and let you find out later.
What We Will Not Claim
- We will not call this product sulfate-free. Sodium Laureth Sulfate is second on the list.
- We will not say it treats acne, pigmentation or sensitivity. No forty-second wash-off product does.
- We will not claim the panthenol or vitamin E do anything meaningful at under 1% in a rinse-off.
- We will not say it suits every skin type. Dry and reactive skin should look elsewhere.
- We will not publish a pH figure, because Simple do not publish one.
A Note On Reading Any Ingredient List
Ingredients are listed in descending order down to 1%, after which the brand may order the remainder as it likes, and many list them alphabetically. Learning to spot where the alphabetical section starts is the single most useful label-reading skill there is. For a plain, non-commercial explanation of how cosmetic labelling works, the US FDA’s cosmetics labeling guide is the reference we use.
Authenticity
This is authentic Simple stock, selected from trusted suppliers and established distribution channels, with packaging, labelling and condition reviewed before dispatch. The ingredient list above is transcribed from Simple’s official UK product page, GTIN 05011451103870.
Pairs Well With
Two things on our shelves work naturally after this product. The COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence is the hydration step, and the Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh is the sunscreen that finishes the morning.
Delivery Across Bangladesh
| Area | Delivery charge |
|---|---|
| Inside Dhaka | ৳100 |
| Outside Dhaka | ৳150 |
Cash on delivery is available nationwide.
Specification
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Size | 150 ml |
| Ingredients declared | 23 |
| Primary surfactant | Sodium Laureth Sulfate, position 2 |
| Glycerin | Position 5 |
| Panthenol | Position 18, under 1% |
| Fragrance | None listed |
| Alcohol denat | None |
| GTIN | 05011451103870 |
Common Questions About this product
Is this product sulfate-free?
No. Sodium Laureth Sulfate is the second ingredient. If you need sulfate-free, choose a low-pH gel cleanser instead.
Does it contain fragrance?
No parfum or fragrance is listed, and no alcohol denat either.
Is this product good for dry skin?
It is not our first choice for dry skin. A foaming sulfate wash is more likely to leave dry skin feeling tight.
Can I use it to remove sunscreen?
Use an oil cleanser or micellar water first, then this product.
Will it help acne?
Only by cleansing properly. There is no acne active in the formula.
What is the pH of this product?
Simple do not publish one, so neither do we.
Is it suitable for teenagers?
Yes, for normal to oily teenage skin. Pair it with a sunscreen and you have a complete routine.
How long does one tube last?
About two months with twice-daily use.
Sulfates, Without The Internet Panic
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate are different molecules and they behave differently on skin. SLS is the harsher of the two and is used in patch testing precisely because it reliably irritates. SLES is the ethoxylated version, larger, milder, and the one used in most gentle-marketed washes.
Neither causes cancer. That claim has been circulating online for two decades and has no support from any regulator. What SLES does do, at high enough levels, is remove more of the skin’s own lipids than a glucoside or an isethionate would. That is the real, boring trade-off, and it is the one worth deciding on.
What A Cleanser Can And Cannot Do
A cleanser is on your face for perhaps forty seconds and then it is gone. That single fact settles most arguments about cleansers.
It can remove oil, sweat, sunscreen and pollution, gently or harshly. It cannot treat pigmentation, deliver meaningful actives, or shrink pores, because nothing gets enough contact time in a wash-off product. Judge any cleanser on how your skin feels five minutes after rinsing, not on its ingredient list’s highlights.
How To Tell If Your Cleanser Is Too Strong
- Skin feels tight within five minutes of rinsing
- Moisturiser stings when you apply it afterwards
- Flaking around the nose or mouth that was not there before
- Oily skin that has become both oily and flaky at once
- Products that used to be fine now sting
Two or more of those and the cleanser is the first thing to change, not the last.
Patch Testing A Rinse-Off Product
Even a wash-off product is worth testing if your skin reacts easily. Wash a small area on the inner forearm for two consecutive evenings. Redness or itching means stop. This is particularly worth doing if you have ever reacted to a preservative.
Cleansing With Bangladesh Tap Water
Water hardness varies across the country and hard water leaves a mineral residue that can make any cleanser feel more drying than it is. If your skin feels tight no matter which wash you use, a final rinse with filtered or bottled water is a cheap experiment worth running for a week.
What Six Weeks Of Daily Use Looks Like
Week one, the useful signal is comfort. Skin should not feel tight after rinsing.
By week four, if the rest of your routine is stable, congestion often looks better simply because sunscreen and makeup are being removed properly every night. That is the main thing a cleanser contributes, and it is worth more than any active it claims to carry.
By week six you will know whether it suits your skin and your water. That is the real test.
A Short Summary Of this product
this product is a 150 ml fragrance-free foaming gel cleanser with twenty-three ingredients. Sodium Laureth Sulfate leads at position two, two gentler co-surfactants sit at three and four, and glycerin at five softens the after-feel.
Its strengths are the absence of fragrance, a reliable lather and a sensible price. Its limit is the sulfate: this product is gentler than a straight sulfate foam and it is not a sulfate-free cleanser, and which of those two facts matters more depends entirely on your skin.
Double Cleansing, Explained Properly
Double cleansing means an oil-based product first, a water-based one second. The logic is chemical rather than fashionable: oil dissolves oil, so an oil cleanser lifts sunscreen, makeup and sebum that a water-based gel simply slides over.
You only need it on days you wore sunscreen or makeup, which for most people is every weekday. In the morning it is unnecessary; there is nothing on your face but the night’s moisturiser.
Four Cleansing Mistakes Worth Fixing
- Using too much product. A pea-sized amount lathers the whole face.
- Massaging for a minute or more. Twenty seconds is enough and longer only strips.
- Rinsing with hot water because it feels cleaner. It is not; it is just hotter.
- Rubbing the face dry with a towel. Pat, and use a clean towel.
Buying Skincare In Bangladesh Without Getting Burned
Three checks protect you. Read the ingredient list before the marketing. Check the size, because the same name comes in several. And buy from somewhere that will tell you what a product cannot do, not only what it can.
This page leads with the sulfate rather than burying it, which is the whole point.
Quick Reference For this product
- Size: this product comes in a 150 ml tube.
- Lead surfactant: this product is built on Sodium Laureth Sulfate at position 2.
- Fragrance: none is listed on this product.
- Water: rinse this product with lukewarm water, never hot.
- At night: use an oil cleanser before this product on any day you wore sunscreen.
- Not for: dry or reactive skin, which will find this product too stripping.
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