3W CLINIC COENZYME Q10 FOAM CLEANSING

Values you can trust: 100% Genuine (Adilsons sourcing policy) · Halal-Friendly* · Vegan-Friendly* · Pregnancy-Safe

If you want a light, lemon-scented cleanse that still positions itself as "doing something extra" beyond plain soap, the antioxidant story here is genuine on the ingredient list even if its real-world effect is limited by 30-60 seconds of rinse-off contact time. It is a wash-off step, not a leave-on antioxidant treatment — pair it with a real leave-on antioxidant or SPF for meaningful free-radical defense.

Pros: genuinely contains Ubiquinone (CoQ10) plus Licorice, Chamomile, and Hibiscus extracts, a light lemon-citrus scent reviewers describe as pleasant, an affordable simple single-variant 100ml format, and a soft lather that rinses off easily.

Caveats: this is a true alkaline soap rather than a modern low-pH gel cleanser, it contains two fatty acids that are fungal-acne-conditional (Section 30B), it carries synthetic Fragrance plus three EU-recognized fragrance allergens (Citral, Limonene, Linalool), and the antioxidant ingredients get very little contact time before being rinsed away.

In Mauritius heat, the oil and sweat on your face by midday are your skin doing its job, not dirt accumulating. Washing more than twice a day strips the acid mantle (target pH 4.5-5.5), and skin responds by overproducing sebum to rebuild that lost barrier — the exact oiliness you were trying to wash away comes back stronger.

This cleanser makes that cycle easier to fall into than a modern low-pH gel cleanser would, because its formula is a genuine alkaline soap (saponified Myristic/Stearic Acid), not a pH-balanced surfactant blend. Used once daily and followed by a pH-restoring toner, it is a reasonable clean step; used morning and night with no toner follow-up, it strips faster than its "gentle antioxidant" marketing suggests.

Step 1 — When: Once daily is the safer default; twice daily (AM+PM) only if your skin is genuinely oily and shows no tightness or flaking.
Step 2 — How much: A grape-sized amount, worked into lather in wet palms before touching your face.
Step 3 — How: Massage in circular motions for 30-60 seconds on damp skin, then rinse fully with lukewarm (not hot) water.

Introduce this as the ONLY new product in your routine. Wait a full 14 days before adding anything else. This isolation window ensures you can identify whether any reaction is caused by this specific product.

1. Rinse face with lukewarm water. 2. 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing — grape-size amount, lather in palms first, massage 30-60 seconds, rinse fully. 3. pH-balancing toner (see Section 15). 4. Lightweight moisturizer. 5. SPF50+ PA++++ sunscreen, non-negotiable.

In Mauritius mornings, humidity is high enough that a hydrating toner layer applied right after this soap-based cleanse helps counteract alkaline tightness before it sets in — apply within 60 seconds of patting skin dry, while it is still slightly damp. This also matters more here than on a plain cleanser, because the CoQ10 and botanical extracts in this formula get essentially no chance to work if skin is left dry and tight afterward.

1. Oil cleanser or micellar water first if wearing sunscreen/makeup. 2. 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing as the second, water-based cleanse — grape-size amount, 30-60 seconds, rinse fully. 3. pH-balancing toner. 4. Any treatment serum you use. 5. Moisturizer.

This product occupies the "cleanse" slot only in a nightly skin-cycling routine — it is not an exfoliation, retinoid, or recovery-night product, so it does not need to be rotated or skipped on active nights.

Technique: Lather in wet hands first — a soap-base formula like this generates more usable foam when pre-lathered than when rubbed directly onto the face. Apply with gentle circular motions for the full 30-60 seconds; friction beyond that degrades the skin surface rather than improving the clean.

Required skin state: Damp skin, so the cleanser spreads and foams evenly rather than dragging. Hands deliver 100% of product; cotton pads absorb approximately 30-40% — use hands for this step.

This is an encyclopedia map of all product types. You do not use all of these daily. You select modules based on your skin state.

Global rules: viscosity ladder runs thinnest to thickest, water-phase before oil-phase, treatments before seals. Wait-time defaults: watery layers 10-20s, serums 30-60s, 10-15 minutes before sunscreen if going outdoors. Amount defaults: toner/essence 5-8 drops per layer, serum 2-3 drops or 1 pump, eye product ½ rice-grain per eye, gel moisturizer 1-1.5 peas, cream 1-2 peas, occlusive seal rice-grain to pea-size, sunscreen 2-finger rule for face. Hard cap: if the routine pills, stings, or feels heavy, reduce layers, not increase.

AM Maximum Stack: 1. Rinse/Gentle Cleanse (this product, optional depending on overnight oiliness) 2. pH-Prep Toner 3. Hydrating Toner Layers (1-3) 4. Essence 5. Mist 6. Booster/Soothing Serum 7. Antioxidant Lane (choose one) 8. Pigment Support Lane (choose one) 9. Hydration Serum Lane 10. Oil-Control/Sebum-Regulating Lane (choose one) 11. Peptides/Repair Lane 12. Eye Cream 13. Moisturizer 14. Optional Sealing Layer 15. Sunscreen SPF50+ PA++++ (non-negotiable) 16. Lip SPF. In AM, prioritize comfort and SPF adherence over stacking — in high humidity, fewer layers often perform better.

PM Maximum Stack: 1. Micellar pre-cleanse (if wearing SPF/makeup) 2. Oil Cleanser/Balm 3. Water Cleanser — 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing sits here 4. pH-Prep Toner 5. Hydrating Toner Layers 6. Essence 7. Soothing/Barrier Serum 8. Anchor treatment product (if you run one) 9. Targeted Serum 10. Moisturizer 11. Sleeping Mask 12. Occlusive Seal 13. Spot Treatment 14. Lip Sleeping Mask. Do not layer retinoids with AHA/BHA in the same night; keep one lane per night.

Lane strictness: Retinoid OR Exfoliation OR Strong Vitamin C (LAA) OR Acne-control active per routine; barrier/hydration can always accompany. If unsure, default to the safest lane — barrier/hydration — and reduce layers.

This is a rinse-off, water-phase step — the very first rung on the viscosity ladder, applied before every leave-on toner, serum, or cream in your routine. It does not layer with anything because it is removed from skin before the next step begins.

The product appears as a thick, opaque cream in the tube but is designed to be diluted with water in your palms first; this is intentional foaming behavior, not a texture problem — pre-lathering before touching your face gives a more even, less-stripping application than rubbing the concentrate directly on skin.

Prerequisites: Before starting this product, your skin should not currently be flaking, stinging on moisturizer application, or showing active eczema/dermatitis. Without a reasonably intact barrier, an alkaline soap cleanser causes more harm than benefit.

Barrier index gate: If your skin stings on moisturizer, feels tight within 30 minutes of cleansing, or shows visible flaking, your barrier is below threshold for any soap-based cleanser. A gentler, lower-pH option such as the COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser is the safer starting point until your barrier recovers.

Excess surface sebum and residue: The saponified soap base emulsifies oil-based residue so it rinses away with water — a purely mechanical, surfactant-driven action, not a biological one.

Secondary benefit — light antioxidant/soothing finishing complex: Ubiquinone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Licorice Root, Chamomile, and Hibiscus extracts are real, named ingredients on the INCI, but a 30-60 second rinse-off contact time sharply limits how much of their antioxidant or brightening potential actually reaches the skin compared to a leave-on serum built around the same actives.

What this product cannot do: It cannot deliver serum-level antioxidant protection (see Myth Replacement, Section 21), cannot shrink pore size, cannot treat active acne lesions, and cannot regulate sebum production over time — that requires a leave-on active like niacinamide, not a rinse-off soap.

Every pairing below is verified in Adilsons' live catalog with real stock on hand at the time of writing. Adilsons restocks constantly, so always check the product page itself for current availability.

1. pH-restoring / pore-care toner — Primary: AXIS-Y Daily Purifying Treatment Toner 200ml (0.5% BHA + AHA/PHA blend — reintroduces mild acid exfoliation and a lower pH right after this alkaline cleanse). Alternatives: Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Toner: AHA+BHA, Anua Heartleaf 77 Clear Pad, Anua Peach 77% Niacin Essence Toner. Use AM or PM, immediately after rinsing, on damp skin.

2. Lightweight, oil-control moisturizer — Primary: Anua Peach 77% Niacin Conditioning Milk (2% Niacinamide — the leave-on sebum-regulation this cleanser cannot provide on its own). Alternatives: Anua Birch Moisture Boosting Cream, Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream, SKIN1004 Probio-Cica Enrich Cream (15ml). Apply after toner while skin is still slightly damp.

3. Daily SPF (real antioxidant/pollution defense, non-negotiable AM step) — Primary: Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++. Alternatives: Anua Heartleaf Silky Moisture Sun Cream, SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Air-Fit Suncream Light, A'pieu Pure Block Aqua Sun Gel SPF50+. This is where genuine, sustained-contact antioxidant/free-radical defense actually happens, unlike the brief rinse-off exposure to this cleanser's CoQ10.

Pilling pairs: As a rinse-off first step, this cleanser is removed before any other product is applied, so it does not cause pilling with anything in your routine.

Chronic stress raises cortisol, which increases transepidermal water loss and can worsen the tightness this alkaline cleanser already causes if overused. The Chamomile and Licorice Root extracts in this formula have traditional soothing associations, but their brief rinse-off contact time means they are not a substitute for a real leave-on barrier-support serum during high-stress, high-cortisol weeks — switching to once-daily cleansing and adding a dedicated soothing serum afterward is the more effective response.

MYTH: "A cleanser with Coenzyme Q10 gives the same anti-aging benefit as a CoQ10 serum." REALITY: Antioxidant efficacy depends heavily on contact time; a 30-60 second rinse-off cleanse cannot deliver the sustained skin contact that a leave-on serum provides, and the concentration of Ubiquinone in this formula is not disclosed by the brand.

MYTH: "A cleanser that leaves skin feeling squeaky-clean is working better." REALITY: That tight, squeaky sensation is stripped acid mantle, not a sign of superior cleansing — a well-formulated, pH-balanced cleanser removes the same sebum and residue without stripping the barrier.

Hard water note: Mauritius tap water hardness varies by region. Alkaline soap-based cleansers like this one are more prone than gel cleansers to reacting with hard water minerals to form a calcium-stearate film, which reads as extra tightness after rinsing — a pH-adjusting toner immediately after cleansing counteracts this residue.

*This ingredient's exact concentration and position relative to the estimated 1% line could not be independently confirmed from a raw INCIDecoder or CosDNA page (direct fetch access was blocked in this research environment). Its inclusion may be primarily for marketing rather than a clinically meaningful dose.

Full INCI list (WebSearch aggregation citing multiple retailer ingredient listings for this exact SKU, corroborated across two independent searches returning an identical ingredient order; direct page access to INCIDecoder/CosDNA was blocked in this research environment, so treat this as a medium-confidence source): Water, Myristic Acid, Stearic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Glycol Distearate, Glycerin, [--- Estimated 1% Line ---] Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract, Hibiscus Sabdariffa Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ubiquinone, Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, CI19140, Citral, Limonene, Linalool.

Note on estimated placement: the sourced ingredient order lists the preservative cluster (Disodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin) after Ubiquinone rather than immediately marking a clear ~1% boundary, which would technically place six named actives above 1% if read literally. Given this brand's independently documented, cross-SKU pattern of naming a hero ingredient while including it at a trace, sub-1% dose (confirmed separately on this brand's Collagen, Honey, Apple, and Charcoal-named products), and that six distinct specialty additives each individually exceeding 1% would be unusual for a mass-market drugstore-tier cleanser, we have placed the estimated line more conservatively, directly after Glycerin. This is an editorial judgment call flagged honestly as an open discrepancy, not a confirmed fact — a future run with direct CosDNA/INCIDecoder page access should re-verify the true position.

Preservative system: Disodium EDTA (chelating agent), Phenoxyethanol, and Ethylhexylglycerin — a paraben-free preservative combination, unlike the sibling Charcoal Cleansing Foam's paraben-containing system.

Fragrance status: Synthetic Fragrance (Parfum) — not fragrance-free.
Scent: Reviewers describe a light lemon/citrus scent; treat as a standard scented drugstore-tier cleanser rather than fragrance-free.
EU 26 allergen screen: Citral, Limonene, and Linalool are all individually declared in the INCI — three of the 26 EU-recognized fragrance allergens are explicitly present, not just hidden inside a bare "Fragrance" listing.*
Colorant note: CI19140 (also known as Tartrazine/FD&C Yellow 5) is a synthetic colorant, not a fragrance allergen, but is a known trigger for sensitivity in a small subset of people, separate from the fragrance allergens above.

*Based on brand-declared INCI. The term "Fragrance" or "Parfum" in the INCI list may contain additional undisclosed allergens beyond the three named here. Patch test advised for sensitive individuals.

Ragweed / Asteraceae allergy → Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Extract: Chamomile is a well-documented member of the Asteraceae (ragweed) plant family. If you have a known ragweed, daisy, or marigold allergy, this ingredient carries a real cross-reactivity risk and a patch test (Section 33) is strongly advised before facial use.

No other ingredients on the verified INCI (snail mucin, propolis/bee venom, papaya enzyme, chitosan) are present, so no other cross-reactivity categories apply to this specific formula.

Halal: Self-assessed by Adilsons based on available INCI data. No ethanol from fermentation, no porcine-derived ingredients, and no haram animal-derived ingredients detected in the declared ingredient list. This is NOT a formal Halal certification. Muslims with stricter requirements should consult their own scholars.

Sodium Hyaluronate and Ubiquinone are, in modern cosmetic manufacturing, typically produced via bacterial fermentation or chemical synthesis rather than animal sourcing, though the exact sourcing for this specific SKU was not independently confirmed with the brand.

Vegan: Self-assessed by Adilsons based on available INCI data. No animal-derived ingredients detected. This is NOT a formal vegan certification by The Vegan Society or equivalent body.

Cruelty-free: Brand-stated policy. Not independently certified by Leaping Bunny, PETA, or equivalent third-party audit. 3W Clinic products are distributed through general Asian wholesale/drugstore channels including markets where mainland-China retail sale — and its post-market animal-testing requirement — cannot be ruled out; this has not been independently confirmed either way for this brand.

Microplastic-free: Yes — no polyethylene, nylon, or other exfoliating microbeads found in the declared INCI.

MFDS classification: General Cosmetic. No evidence was found of Functional Cosmetic registration (the additional government testing tier Korea applies to whitening, wrinkle-improvement, or UV-protection claims), so this product is regulated as a standard cosmetic, not a clinically-tested functional one.

Evidence confidence: Marketing-Only* for any "anti-aging," "firms facial contours," or "prevents sagging" claim seen on some retailer listings for this product — these describe leave-on CoQ10 serum research, not this specific rinse-off formula, and no in-vivo human study for this exact cleanser was found.

*Marketing-Only: this claim is not supported by independently verifiable clinical data for this specific product at the time of writing.

Fungal Acne Safety: FA-Unsafe. Myristic Acid and Stearic Acid are documented Malassezia-feeding fatty acids at the chain lengths present here; Glycol Distearate is an additional fatty-acid ester whose FA status is not confirmed on standard reference lists but is worth noting for very cautious FA-prone users. If you are managing fungal acne (folliculitis), choose a cleanser without these ingredients instead.

Assessment: None. As a rinse-off cleanser, this product is removed from skin before any other step is applied, so there is no layering surface for pilling to occur on.

Color baseline: Expect a light cream color; any shift toward a darker or separated appearance signals the product has broken down and should be discarded. Ubiquinone (CoQ10) is itself naturally yellow-orange and light/air-sensitive, so keeping the tube capped and out of direct sun helps preserve both the antioxidant and the preservative system.

Storage: Keep out of direct sun and away from bathroom heat spikes where possible; a cool, dry cabinet shelf outperforms a steamy shower ledge for shelf life in Mauritius' climate.

Spoilage signs: A sour or rancid smell replacing the original citrus scent, visible mold, or a watery separation that does not remix. When in doubt, discard.

Patch test: Apply a small lathered amount to your inner forearm, leave 24 hours, then repeat behind the ear for another 24 hours before first facial use. This matters more than usual for this product given the Chamomile cross-reactivity risk (Section 25) and three named fragrance allergens.

72-hour barrier reset (if you react): STOP ALL ACTIVES. For 72 hours, use ONLY a gentle cleanser, plain moisturizer, and mineral SPF — no acids, retinoids, Vitamin C, exfoliants, or essential oils. After 72 hours, reintroduce ONE product per 14 days.

Emergency stop signals: Hives, swelling, blistering, persistent burning, or breathing difficulty — seek emergency care immediately and discontinue use.

1. Applying the concentrate directly to a dry face instead of pre-lathering in wet hands — this makes the alkaline surfactant contact skin at full strength. 2. Using it as both AM and PM cleanser indefinitely without checking for tightness. 3. Skipping a toner afterward, leaving the alkaline residue on skin longer than needed. 4. Expecting the CoQ10 in this cleanser to do the job of a leave-on antioxidant serum. 5. Using hot water, which accelerates the stripping effect of any soap-based cleanser.

Overuse threshold: More than twice daily produces barrier damage, not a deeper clean.

Usage math: At a grape-sized amount per use from a 100ml tube, expect roughly 60-80 uses depending on hand pressure and dispensing habits.

Lifespan: At once-daily use, that's approximately 2-2.5 months; at twice-daily use, roughly 4-5 weeks. Using the correct grape-sized amount (not overdosing) extends the product's life without reducing how clean it gets your skin.

Reorder timing: Plan to reorder roughly 2 weeks before you expect to run out, to allow for standard Mauritius shipping/processing time.

This cleanser's job is the first, mechanical step of any routine — removing the day's sebum and residue so everything applied afterward can actually absorb. It sits at the very bottom of the viscosity ladder, always first, always rinsed off before the next step.

AM: 1. Rinse with lukewarm water. 2. 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing (grape-size, 30-60s, rinse). 3. pH-restoring toner, 5-8 drops, wait 10-20s. 4. Lightweight moisturizer, 1-1.5 peas. 5. SPF50+ PA++++, 2-finger rule, wait 10-15 minutes before makeup/outdoors.

PM: 1. Oil cleanser/micellar first if wearing sunscreen or makeup. 2. 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing as the water-cleanse step (grape-size, 30-60s, rinse). 3. Toner. 4. Any treatment serum you run. 5. Moisturizer.

If your skin currently stings on plain moisturizer, pause this product and use the 72-Hour Reset (Section 33) before returning to a soap-based cleanser at all. If you have a known ragweed or Asteraceae allergy, patch test carefully or skip this product entirely given the Chamomile content (Section 25). If you are fungal-acne-prone, skip this product entirely and use the FA-safe alternative in Section 38 instead.

Stock-true bundle — "Antioxidant Cleanse + Daily Defense": 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing + Beauty of Joseon Dynasty Cream + Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++ — cleanse, follow with a rich hanbang-style antioxidant-adjacent moisturizer, then deliver the real, sustained-contact free-radical and UV defense this cleanser's brief rinse-off contact cannot provide alone.

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The recommendations above are based on formulation synergy with 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing, not on margin or stock levels. If a pairing does not exist in our catalog, we say so. If you already own a product that fills the same role, use what you have first.

Same brand, different positioning: 3W Clinic Charcoal Cleansing Foam — same brand and shared soap chemistry, but positioned around mechanical deep-clean rather than antioxidants; a fragrance-and-scent profile worth comparing side by side if you're deciding between the two 3W Clinic cleansers.

Lower-pH, gentler texture: Anua Heartleaf Succinic Cleansing Foam (low-pH 5-6 gel-to-foam) and COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser (pH ~5.1) — both trade this product's aggressive alkaline strip for a barrier-friendlier, modern low-pH surfactant system.

Similar pore-focused deep-clean, different mechanism: SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Poremizing Deep Cleansing Foam — also a soap-based cream-to-foam cleanser targeting congested pores, built on Centella Asiatica rather than CoQ10.

Choose 3W Clinic Coenzyme Q10 Foam Cleansing over the COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser if you need stronger alkaline surfactant power for a heavy-sweat, heavy-sebum day and like a scented, "extra ingredient" cleanse, and can tolerate an occasional stripped feeling in exchange for that.

Upgrade to this product IF: your skin is genuinely oily with no current flaking, you sweat heavily in Mauritius heat, you have no Chamomile/ragweed allergy, and you don't have fungal-acne tendencies. Do not upgrade to this product IF: your barrier currently stings on moisturizer, you have a known Asteraceae/ragweed allergy, you already run an actives-heavy routine that's drying your skin, or you know you react to fatty-acid-based cleansers. If you match the "genuinely oily, intact barrier, no plant allergy" profile, this product's stronger clean is worth it; otherwise, the gentler low-pH alternative is the safer, sufficient choice.

This product's PRIMARY function is: mechanical removal of sebum and surface residue via an alkaline soap base. You do NOT need this if you already own any other facial cleanser you are actively using and are not dissatisfied with — finish your current cleanser before buying a second one.

Stacking assessment: No Benefit — running two cleansers in the same routine (this one plus another foam/gel cleanser) provides no additional clean, only doubled stripping risk. Pick one primary cleanser at a time.

This product is sourced through authorized Korean distributors — primarily Craver Co., Ltd (South Korea), alongside other verified distribution partners. Craver is a major Korean beauty distributor and the parent company of SKIN1004, handling authorized distribution for multiple K-beauty brands. All products are shipped directly to Mauritius via verified channels.

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Quick verification tips: Check that the batch code and expiry date are printed directly on the tube or box, not on a loose sticker; be cautious of any listing priced more than roughly 30% below normal retail; buy only from authorized retailers such as Adilsons.

3W Clinic is a long-established South Korean budget-friendly cosmetics brand well known across Asian and Middle Eastern drugstore/wholesale markets. Its formulation approach favors accessible, high-volume, traditional formats — like this saponified soap cleanser — over cutting-edge or high-concentration actives.

Across the SKUs from this brand researched so far, a consistent pattern has emerged: named "hero" ingredients (collagen, honey, apple, charcoal, and very plausibly this Coenzyme Q10) are frequently present at trace, sub-1% concentrations rather than treatment-level doses — worth keeping in mind when a 3W Clinic product name emphasizes one ingredient.

No independently retrievable Reddit thread was found for this exact product, and direct access to several review-aggregator pages (including a WhatsInMyJar review and a personal blog review) was blocked in this research environment, so we did not attempt to paraphrase specific individual quotes we could not verify firsthand. Based on aggregate sentiment surfaced through web research across multiple retailer and review-aggregator listings, recurring themes are: reviewers frequently describe the scent as a pleasant lemon/citrus note and call the product affordable and easy to rinse off; some reviewers report the foam is fairly light rather than dense; at least one reviewer noted skin felt slightly greasy or shiny immediately after washing; and one automated ingredient-analysis tool flagged a high irritation-potential score alongside a high effectiveness score, which we mention as a data point rather than a verified clinical finding since we could not independently confirm its methodology.

This aligns with the formula itself — a genuine alkaline soap base explains the effective, affordable clean, while the fragrance/allergen load and Chamomile content explain both the pleasant scent reports and the irritation-potential flag.

Sustainability: Check local recycling guidance for the tube material; specific recyclability/refill information was not disclosed by the brand at the time of writing.

Does this cleanser actually deliver CoQ10 benefits to skin? To a limited degree — Ubiquinone is genuinely on the ingredient list, but a 30-60 second rinse-off contact time delivers far less antioxidant benefit than a leave-on CoQ10 serum would; treat this as a nice-to-have bonus on top of a basic cleanse, not a treatment.

Does this cleanser dry out skin? It can, more than a modern low-pH gel cleanser, because it is a true alkaline soap base — this shows up in some user feedback as post-wash tightness or shine, especially with twice-daily use.

Is it fragrance-free? No — Fragrance appears in the declared INCI along with three named allergens (Citral, Limonene, Linalool), so patch testing is advised for fragrance-sensitive users.

Is it safe if I have a ragweed or plant allergy? Use caution — it contains Chamomilla Recutita (Chamomile) Extract, a documented Asteraceae/ragweed cross-reactor; patch test before facial use (Section 25).

Is it safe for fungal-acne-prone skin? No — it contains Myristic and Stearic Acid, documented Malassezia-feeding fatty acids; choose an FA-safe alternative instead (Section 38).

Saponification

The chemical reaction of a fatty acid with a base (here, Potassium Hydroxide) that produces true soap.

Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10)

A naturally-occurring antioxidant compound that helps neutralize free radicals; commonly used in leave-on anti-aging serums.

Acid mantle

The skin's naturally slightly-acidic surface film (pH 4.5-5.5) that protects against bacteria and moisture loss.

Fungal acne (Malassezia folliculitis)

Small, itchy bumps caused by yeast overgrowth, fed by certain fatty acids and esters in skincare.

Asteraceae cross-reactivity

An allergic sensitivity shared across plants in the ragweed/daisy family, including Chamomile.

MFDS

Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, which regulates cosmetics and classifies some as "Functional."

Estimated 1% line

The approximate point in an INCI list, usually near the preservatives, below which ingredients are typically present at under 1% concentration.

Cream-to-foam

A cleanser texture that starts as a thick cream and develops into lather when mixed with water.

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Coverage: Island-wide delivery (Mauritius).

Processing and Timing: Orders process in 1-2 business days; usually ready by Day 3 for pickup by our delivery partners/regional team. Partner collection can take up to 1 week. After pickup, delivery typically takes 1-5 business days (weekdays only).

Express: May be available by region; request on WhatsApp: +230 5 778 2336.

Liquids/Sensitive Items: Serums, toners, liquid makeup (and kits containing liquids) are pickup or door-to-door only; checkout enforces this.

Scheduling: Deliveries run by region on set schedules; we will contact you the evening before.

Pickup: Citadelle Mall pickup available.

Returns: No change-of-mind exchanges.

Refunds (Summary): For defective/damaged on receipt (report within 48h), wrong item, or manufacturing defect within 6 months. Refunds via bank transfer (7-10 business days); card refunds may incur a 5% processor fee (fee not charged for defects/order errors). Opened skincare/personal-care items are non-returnable (except if damaged on delivery).

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Best for: Genuinely oily, resilient-barrier skin in Mauritius heat that wants an affordable, pleasant-scented soap-style deep clean and likes the idea of a light antioxidant/botanical finishing touch, without needing it to replace a real leave-on antioxidant routine.

Key benefits: A real alkaline soap base that mechanically cuts through sebum and sweat; a pleasant lemon-citrus scent reviewers consistently mention; a simple, inexpensive single-variant format; genuinely contains Ubiquinone (CoQ10) plus Licorice, Chamomile, and Hibiscus extracts on the ingredient list.

Keep in mind: This is not a modern low-pH gel cleanser — it is FA-unsafe, contains Fragrance and three named fragrance allergens plus Chamomile (a ragweed cross-reactor), and the antioxidant/botanical ingredients get only 30-60 seconds of skin contact before being rinsed away. If your barrier is already compromised, you are fungal-acne-prone, or you have a known ragweed/Asteraceae allergy, choose one of the gentler alternatives in Section 38 instead.

Antioxidant pollution defense: Tocopheryl Acetate (a Vitamin E derivative) and Ubiquinone (Coenzyme Q10) are both real, named antioxidants on this product's INCI, and both are capable of neutralizing free-radical damage from UV exposure and airborne particulate pollution in genuine leave-on formats. In this rinse-off cleanser, however, the 30-60 second contact time before rinsing sharply limits how much of either antioxidant actually deposits on skin, so treat any pollution-defense benefit here as a minor bonus on top of the mechanical clean, not a substitute for a leave-on antioxidant serum or daily SPF.