Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar, Antibacterial - 4.5 oz

I have certain detergent allergies, and for years I could only use shampoos containing salicylic acid, or die from itchy scalp. I wanted to try something gentler, but effective, and started my search.

I read an article about Cetaphil Lotion Cleanser being used as a shampoo, and bought 2 bottles at COSTCO, with a bonus of the cleansing bar.

The lotion cleanser is wonderful for removing make-up, and for very gentle cleansing. I didn't feel it really cleaned my hair well, and I might have returned to the salicylic acid shampoos, but I decided to try the cleansing bar on my scalp as it foamed well and rinsed well on my skin.

Eureka! The cleansing bar, which is downright CHEAP for what it does, makes a fabulous hair shampoo. And, I know this seems nuts, but I deliberately placed suds in my eyes and there was no stinging (generic bars DO sting, but not Cetaphil).

I'm happy-happy-happy, and I no longer have to scan Ebay for sales on psoriasis preventive shampoo!

Cetaphil Antibacterial Gentle Cleansing Bar is indeed the optimum choice for my problem skin.

This pH balance non-soap cleansing bar is a super gentle all over body wash. I even use it on my face in lieu of shaving cream it's that soothing! The antibacterial ingredient triclosan, also helps protect my freshly shaved face.

CONS:

This stuff's pricey

Cetaphil Antibacterial Cleansing Bar is very soft and it melts away quickly once it's under the shower stream.

TIP: To reduce wastage of this pricey cleansing bar, don't lather up under the shower, lather up your washcloth instead and store your Cetaphil Cleansing Bar away from the shower (I keep mine in a covered soap dish).

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Hope my review was helpful ... Jeffrey A. (Jeff)

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I was using regular antibacterial soaps and my hands were always dry and chapped and cracked until my dermatologist recommended using Cetaphil products and changing detergents (free and clear), changing creams (sensitive skin and fragrance free only). Now, my hands are clean and moisturized. This soap (and Cetaphil products for that matter) are awesome! You'll notice the difference right away.

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The description says they use a non-soap forumlation, but look at the list of ingredients: one of the first ingredients is sodium tallowate -which is basically a fancy name for soap!

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I really have only one complaint; so far as I can tell, in essentials, this bar cleanser is much the same as it ever was, but I could SWEAR that the bar I used several years ago was fragrance-free. I know I would never have even tried it if it had smelled like this then. I mean, part of the Cetaphil brand's selling point is that its skincare products have no fragrance added to them that would irritate sensitive skin. So why does this Cetaphil product have any fragrance at all?

I usually have no problems with lightly-scented skincare products, provided they are only LIGHTLY scented. I'm fortunate not to have sensitive or allergic skin reactions to fragrance ingredients, but I still have to avoid most of them because for me, strong perfumes set off major migraines. Other than that, some of the scents in skincare products are actually quite nice. But this... THIS was like my worst nightmare of every ancient, long-expired bottle of old-lady perfume dumped into a single bar. It's intolerable. I couldn't even just throw it away; it still stunk up the whole bathroom from the bathroom trash can. I ended up taking it straight outside to the dumpster. And I still had to empty the half-full bathroom garbage to get rid of that sickening, cloying, unbearable scent that sparked off a 2-day migraine.

Maybe I'm just missing something obvious. I would appreciate it if someone could let me know IF Cetaphil still makes a fragrance-free bar soap/cleanser. I'd like to go back to using an old favorite, but I can't find the "old" favorite.