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Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser
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Cosmetic products

Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser

16 fl oz

Excellent out of 100 High confidence
  • Contains fragrance
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Why it scores 93

Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser scores 93 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. Fragrance (parfum): A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. Regulatory
  2. Cocamidopropyl betaine: Rare contact allergy has been traced to manufacturing impurities (dimethylaminopropylamine, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine). Strong
  3. Sodium benzoate (cosmetic): The EU allows it up to 2.5% in rinse-off, 1.7% in oral and 0.5% in leave-on products, as benzoic acid (Annex V). Regulatory

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Daily Facial Cleanser

START100

Ingredients

  • Fragrance (parfum)
    Regulatory A single label term covers an undisclosed mixture. [1][2][3]
  • Cocamidopropyl betaine
    Strong Rare contact allergy has been traced to manufacturing impurities (dimethylaminopropylamine, cocamidopropyl dimethylamine). [4]
  • Sodium benzoate (cosmetic)
    Regulatory The EU allows it up to 2.5% in rinse-off, 1.7% in oral and 0.5% in leave-on products, as benzoic acid (Annex V). [2]
subtotal−7
TOTAL 93Excellent

100 − 7 = 93

GTIN 00302993927341 · 2026-07-16

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

High confidence

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Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

water, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, panthenol, niacinamide, pantolactone, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium benzoate, masking fragrance, sodium chloride, citric acid

Allergens and diets

  • Palm-oil-free

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Sources

  1. Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 of 26 July 2023 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · Jul 26, 2023 · Law

    “when their concentration exceeds 0,001 % in leave-on products and 0,01 % in rinse-off products.”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · Nov 30, 2009 · Law

    “cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  3. Fragrances in Cosmetics

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

    fda.gov

  4. Occupational contact allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine and its impurities

    Contact Dermatitis · May 2012 · Peer-reviewed

    “Contact allergy to cocamidopropyl betaine has been attributed to its impurities dimethylaminopropylamine and cocamidopropyl dimethylamine.”

    doi.org