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Youth To The People · Skin · Cleansers

Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser

A green gel with kale, spinach and green tea extracts in a mild surfactant base. It rinses off easily and costs far more than a drugstore gel; the herbal smell has added fragrance behind it.

8 ozGelKaleGreen teaSpinachScented
$39 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You want a gel that takes off makeup and sunscreen in one wash
  • Your skin is normal, oily or combination
  • You like a fresh, herbal scent

Walk past if

  • You are on a budget; $39 MSRP is a lot for a cleanser
  • You break out or react easily; a steady share of owners do
  • You want no fragrance; parfum and hexyl cinnamal are on the list

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

KaleGreen teaSpinach

Sulfate-free →

Worth knowing: contains fragrance.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

AQUA / WATER / EAU, COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE, SODIUM COCOYL GLUTAMATE, POLYSORBATE 20, SORBETH-230 TETRAOLEATE, CITRIC ACID, ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE POWDER, BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA LEAF EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA FLOWER EXTRACT / MATRICARIA FLOWER EXTRACT, GARDENIA JASMINOIDES FRUIT EXTRACT, MEDICAGO SATIVA EXTRACT / ALFALFA EXTRACT, SPINACIA OLERACEA / SPINACH LEAF EXTRACT, GLUCONOLACTONE, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, TETRASODIUM GLUTAMATE DIACETATE, PANTHENOL, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, DECYL GLUCOSIDE, GLYCERIN, MALTODEXTRIN, SORBITAN LAURATE, HEXYL CINNAMAL, CI 75810 / CHLOROPHYLLIN-COPPER COMPLEX, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM BENZOATE, PARFUM / FRAGRANCE

Known issue

Owners report breakouts within days and tightness on drier skin, and some dislike a strong scent that comes from added fragrance.Sephora and MakeupAlley reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser$15.99 MSRP for the 12 ozA lotion cleanser with three ceramides and hyaluronic acid. No foam and no tight feeling, which is also why some owners feel it never quite washes off.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: full ingredient list, 8 oz list price, skin types, makeup and sunscreen statements.
  2. Sephora reviews, 4.2 from about 8,300: breakouts within days, reactions on sensitive skin, a mini bottle that will not dispense, and one long-time user who says it changed.
  3. MakeupAlley reviews under the older Superfood Antioxidant Cleanser name: itching and a stripped feel blamed on the strong scent, and overpriced for a basic cleanser. (read from a search excerpt)

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.