Product review: Bod White Tea Cleansing Gel
I’m done with my bottle of A’kin Sandalwood & Neroli Pure Facial Cleansing Gel and even though I had liked it and given it a 5 out of 5 rating, I decided to try something else. Well, the truth is, I need new stuff to review here. HA. So I went shopping at Watson’s and picked up Bod White Tea Cleansing Gel this time. I wonder why it took me so long because this item is only S$36 and the short ingredient list look agreeable enough. Plus, the first ingredient is a white tea extract – so bonus points there already!
About Bod
Bod is an Australian brand that uses natural ingredients in their product range that are vegan friendly. Depending on what you use, some of the products do contain rather pure natural ingredients that are even certified organic. But on the whole, their range is said to be free from artificial scents, petrochemicals, animal products, artificial preservatives, SLS,sulphates and parabens.
About Bod White Tea Cleansing Gel
Ingredients: White tea extract, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, decyl glucoside, oat protein extract, yucca extract, ylang ylang, geranium, tangerine essential oils, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium hydroxy-methyl-glycinate.
This is a transparent cleansing gel that foams rather well because of the sodium lauroyl sarcosinate and decyl glucoside. It’s supposed to contain quite a bit of antioxidant benefits going by the ingredients like white tea and yucca, a native American herb rich in vitamins A, B and C. The oats are to provide soothing qualities and is said to assist with reducing redness in skin.
About the cleansing power and smell
This cleanser cleanse my combination skin well without drying it at all. In the mornings, I only need one pump and it is able to cleanse my face thoroughly. In the evenings, I’ll use two pumps to cleanse off my light makeup before using a last pump to double cleanse and again, no complains there. Do note that I use very little eye makeup and so this works for me; this may not work for heavier eye makeup though. I find the smell of the xanthan gum to be quite strong but on the whole, the scent is pleasant and refreshing with its combination blends of ylang ylang, geranium and tangerine essential oils.
About the ingredients
I wouldn’t say this is a 100% natural cleanser but I actually like the short ingredient list very much and more importantly, there’s no alcohol in there! Tangerine essential oil may cause photosensitivity but it’s not high up on the list and I’m not so worried since I always use a sunscreen. The last ingredient maybe a bit of a concern for some as it has been flagged out to be a potential skin and eye irritant. So those with sensitive skin may want to be aware. But I’ve tested this cleanser using a pH test strip and it’s a 5, so it seems pretty gentle for most skin types.
About the packaging and price
The Bod White Tea Cleansing Gel is 200ml and that’s going to last me awhile. It comes in a dark brown plastic pump bottle and is user friendly. The pump can be locked and I thought that was neat. I missed the 10% discount but thought S$36 is a fair price to pay for this item.
Overall summary
If you ask for a comparison, this is quite a hard fight with A’kin Sandalwood & Neroli Pure Facial Cleansing Gel that I was using. They’re both priced about the same and the cleansing power of both cleansers are almost on par. Maybe the A’kin cleanser is a just a tad better but in terms of ingredients, I’ll go for Bod White Tea Cleansing Gel. So would I re-purchase this cleanser? Yes I would! Provided I don’t get distracted by other cleansers again. Heh.
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I am really loving organic cleansing gels a lot!!!
Have tried the Avalon one and the Sukin one. They don’t leave my skin dry. Plus they are naturally scented (I trust), so it feels like doing spa facial everyday.
Not to mention, gel is my favourite form for cleansers.
Looks like I can use Bod and A’kin when I get bored too. But I really like Avalon. =)
Glad that you’re enjoying the natural and organic cleansers. I can see why you like them – they’re usually cleaner in terms of the ingredient list and their smell is also more natural and less synthetic. Helps that they do not come expensive too.
These look interesting but as I use BB creams, I’m very concerned about cleansing strength… I’m not sure if this can make it.
These look interesting but as I use BB creams, I’m very concerned about cleansing strength… I’m not sure if this can make it.
haha okay, I do quite love Akin now (plus it’s such a huge bottle) but I guess I’ll pick this up to try months after too! d=
A’kin is nice but I need to try others. ?
For the past few weeks, I had been using Weleda Almond Cleansing Lotion. It is extremely gentle on my skin. However, it costs me SGD29 for a 75ml tube.
Oh Weleda…I’ve never used anything from that brand before. S$29 for 75ml sounds more mid range pricing. Not too affordable…
Yup. I may drop by Sephora when I am free to check out their range of organic brands of skincare & see if I can purchase something more affordable.
I have been using BOD White Tea cleansing gel and the cleansing milk for the past 2 weeks. Both products are equally good. Really love them!
Oh you use the cleansing milk and gel…glad you like both. The smell is quite addictive isn’t it? I think I missed this gel earlier cos I saw the milk and thought they only have that for cleansing.