Here are the details, positive and negative aspects, and ingredients of some bath and shower gel products:
- Bath & Body Works Shea & Vitamin E Shower Gel Hello Beautiful
- Positive: Lathers up beautifully, leaving skin feeling thoroughly cleansed and refreshed.
- Negative: None mentioned.
- Ingredients: Shea butter, vitamin E, aloe vera, and essential oils.
- Bath & Body Works Rose Shea & Vitamin E Shower Gel
- Positive: Gives softer, cleaner skin and nourishes with vitamin E.
- Negative: None mentioned.
- Ingredients: Rosewater.
- Shower gel ingredients
- Basic ingredients: Water, betaines, and sodium laureth sulfate (SLS) .
- Surfactants: Compounds that lower the surface tension between substances, which helps in the emulsification and the washing away of oily dirt. The surfactants of shower gels do not come from saponification, that is by reacting a type of oil or fat with lye.
- Other ingredients: Multiple surfactants, water, and ingredients to thicken, preserve, emulsify, add fragrance, and color. Emulsifiers such as diethanolamine are added to prevent shower gel ingredients from separating. Conditioning agents may also be added to.
- DIY Shower Gel: How To Make Shower Gel {7 Recipes}
- Positive: Made with ECOCERT- and COSMOS-approved ingredients derived from natural materials, sulfate-free, and scalable.
- Negative: None mentioned.
- Ingredients: Distilled water or hydrosol, mica powder, glycerin, and essential oils.
Its worth noting that some bath and shower gel products may contain ingredients that some people may be allergic to or may cause skin irritation. Its always a good idea to check the ingredients list before using a new product and to do a patch test on a small area of skin first.
