Does Shiseido facial cleanser have soap base? Is it harmful to the skin?

Shiseido is a Japanese brand that many people are very familiar with. Some of its daily necessities are relatively affordable. Does Shiseido facial cleanser have a soap base? Is Shiseido soap-based facial cleanser harmful to the skin?

Does Shiseido facial cleanser have a soap base?

Shiseido Cleansing Expert Facial Cleanser, Shiseido CPB Foaming Cleanser, and Shiseido IPSA Moisturizing Cleanser are all soap-based facial cleansers. Myristic acid + potassium hydroxide, palmitic acid + triethanolamine are typical soap base combinations. The "alkaline" written in many Japanese brands belongs to soap-based cleansers. In fact, soap bases are not terrible, but because of their alkaline pH value, they are not suitable for dry skin. For skin that is prone to dryness, long-term use of soap bases can easily destroy the pH balance of the face, causing clogged pores and the formation of acne.

Is Shiseido's soap-based facial cleanser harmful?

As long as you don't use soap-based facial cleansers for a long time, they will not harm your skin. In fact, there is no need for us to panic about soap bases. As the main cleansing agent, soap bases are indeed relatively irritating. However, in order to increase the cleaning power, many amino acid surfactant products will be compounded with a little soap base formula in them. This ensures the cleaning power while also ensuring that the product is mild and low-irritating, achieving a balanced state in all aspects.

In fact, the cleansing power of soap base is very good, so Shiseido Cleansing Expert Facial Cleanser and Shiseido CPB Foaming Facial Cleanser, which are suitable for oily skin, contain a certain amount of soap base. When your skin is very oily or ordinary facial cleansers cannot clean it thoroughly, you can choose Shiseido facial cleanser containing soap base in moderation.

Some Shiseido facial cleansers contain soap bases, which will not harm the skin as long as they are not used frequently.