Some things just don’t seem to need reviewing or writing about, but they are probably the items we use the most often and use UP the most often too. In my case, let me introduce you to the Eucerin Sensitive Skin PH5 Wash Lotion, a face and body wash for sensitive skin. I wrote about this way back in 2007 and although the name has changed a little, here it is again nearly 5 years later! A product with lasting power for this fickle minded female! 😀
I don’t have sensitive skin as a rule, but I started using this one a few years back after being introduced to it, and because I saw it on sale at Guardian. Any resolve I have is always weakened by a pharmacy sale 😛 I like to buy the 1000ml bottles when they are on sale, that come free with the smaller bottles of the same wash lotion. I use these everyday anyway, so any saving is always a good thing.
You might be wondering though, why I use this so often, although I love switching body washes? If you look at my shower caddy, its PACKED with hair, body and face washes but I always come back to this one.
The primary reason is because this is the only body wash I can use that I know will not tear my hands apart. I have sensitive skin on my hands. Weird right? Nowhere else, just my hands. So any body wash that is too chock a block with chemicals or are too drying will dry out the skin on my hands. So I always go back to the Eucerin PH5 Wash Lotion.
It is your regular body wash and honestly doesn’t smell all that wonderful. Certainly not as wonderful as the perfumed body washes out there. But it works a treat for me, does not dry out my skin, helps heal my hands when I have gone on an experimental bout and if I’m really really lazy, doubles up as face wash!
Yep! It says on the bottle that it can be used for body and face and I’ve tried it, and honestly, yes it works well. It cleans the skin without leaving it feeling dry and tight, and doesn’t have that squeaky clean feel that I associate with some facial washes. Its quite gentle and it does the job well. Foaming is minimal but that’s fine by me.
Have used up bottles of these stuff, and as things will have it, will likely use up bottles more!
In a nutshell
An affordable body wash formulated for sensitive skin that cleans the skin well, and can even be used on the face. Foaming is minimal and the scent isn’t too floral or yummy, but it isn’t unpleasant either. It cleans my skin without making it feel dry and tight and when I have problems with most body washes, this is the one I come back to over and over again.
Pros: Non drying on the skin, Can be used on body and face, Minimal foaming, Very good for my sensitive hands
Cons: Some might consider it pricey
As I’ve said, I wait for promotional packs and buy the 1 litre bottles because I use them up often. Very often, promotional packs are released towards the end of the year, and partway through the year and go for something like RM59.90. I believe they come in a few sizes 250ml, 500ml and 1000ml. I don’t consider these pricey, but the prices can be considered a little high if compared to other pharmacy brand body washes, but not too high if compared to other body washes for sensitive skin.
Have you tried this one before? What is one item you use over and over and never think of telling anyone about it, because its always just there? And this, beauty bloggers is also why you don’t have to go broke just because you have a blog about beauty. There are so many things you can write about… like your body wash! 😀
Paris B
Ingredients: Aqua, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Sodium Myreth Sulfate, Lauryl Glucoside, Citric Acid, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Coco Glucoside, Glycol Distearate, Glycerin, Polyquarternium-10, Diammonium Citrate, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Salicylate, Linalool, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Alpha Isometyl Ionone, Hexyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Salicylate, Parfum
Eucerin PH5 WashLotion for Body and Face can be purchased at about RM59.90 for 1000ml promotional packs that come with a free 250ml bottle. I’ve seen these mostly at Guardian pharmacies.
What a coincidence! 😛
I just bought a small travel sized bottle of this body wash to try as it’s way cheaper than the MooGoo milk wash I’m using right now for my sensitive/eczema skin. Going to test it out soon and report back on how it works for me.
I hope it works for you 🙂 It works very well for me but then I don’t have extremely sensitive skin, just sometimes.
Interesting… I always go back to L’occitane Almond bath oil. Love that thing! When I’m on a budget, I just stick to Dove.
I’ve yet to try the L’Occitane bath oils – I hear they are really good stuff. Probably have to give them a go soon 😀
Dettol body wash! Can’t live without this especially at the end of the work day. Just feel like you have to really sanitize all the grime accumulated throughout the day. Plus I really like the ‘clinic’ smell of the original green bottle.
For morning, I love Lux Wake Me Up, blue bottle. Really refreshing and gets you ready to face the day.
You know what? I like the smell of Dettol too! The original one hehe… It smells so clean 😀
For me it’s Sebamed… have finished countless bottles of this stuff. Which reminds me, I need to pick one up soon. It’s really good for my sensitive, eczema skin but it doesn’t smell very nice.
I used Sebamed once many many years ago. I can’t imagine why because as you said, it doesn’t smell good and I dont’ have sensitive skin. But am glad it works well for you!
Ya i always bought this for my husband coz he got enzyme (skin allergy) which is much popular in nowadays, no much other choices for allergy skin body wash.
As for myself i using Johnson PH 5.5, ofcoz i those type always switching brand where there got offer.
Glad to know this works for your husband’s allergy! I have tried the Johnsons PH5.5 too but never stuck with it for some reason 🙂
Shamefully, I use whatever that happens to be there 😛 I do have set items I use in the warmer and cooler months though. Cooler months are always lavender-, almond-, honey-based scented washes. Warmer months, I’m drawn towards citrusy-stuff. I basically don’t care what’s on my shelf 😀
Haha I keep buying this everytime I see it on sale. Its an old standby because I never know what will kill my hands when I try a new body wash. Lately I find that the really nice smelling ones are starting to kill my hands too damn them
Is this the one that has the heavy scent? If I remember correctly, I was surprised at how strong the scent was for something targeted at sensitive skin. Sadly, this didn’t do anything for my sensitive skin on my hands 🙁 I had to give a whole bottle away because it made my skin worse. Having said that, my hands are super allergic to almost everything!
One item that’s always there for me is Sorbolene Body Wash. Non-drying and works for sensitive skin. It’s the creamy sort with minimal scent 🙂
Yes it has a strong powdery scent but it seems to be a lot lighter now in this new bottle. So sorry that it doesn’t work for you though. Maybe the fragrance and chemicals irritate your hands more than protect 🙂
My son has sensitive skin, I bought this for him, turn out, he developed rashes, so I guess this doesn’t suit all kind of sensitive skin too 🙂
now, he’s using organic range for kids, RM80+ for 150ml, expensive !!
Oh dear! Sorry to hear that it caused your son to have rashes! I guess its really not meant for ALL sensitive skins – I’m just glad it doesn’t cause me problems or I’d be doomed 🙂
Hi Faye, have you tried soaps from kindersoaps?
(Link: http://www.kindersoaps.com/2010/12/09/goats-milk-and-patchouli/)
I use Sebamed too, it doesnt matter whether it’s the bodywash for adults or the one for babies. When it’s on sale it’s the same price as the Eucerin RM59.90 for 1000ml with a small bottle as a premium.
Alternatively I like my organic soaps – various brands and smells. I tried a handmade goat’s milk soap before, smells really pungent but it was very good for the skin.
Have also used Loccitane’s Almond bath oil – like it too but too expensive to use all the time.
Recently got a small sample of Eubos Shower Oil but not tried it yet.
Oh now that you mention organic soaps, I like Yuan soaps too! 😀 I have a bar somewhere. I have to go and dig it out. The only thing is that I’m a little lazy to store my soaps properly after use so they get all soft and melt away quickly which is a problem I don’t have with body washes 🙂
Hello Paris , I know this is not right place to comment but as I was in hurry I thought will write here , am sorry dear 🙁 …..
first of all thank you so much for the mail , my friend tried finding the colored maybelline gel liners but naah , they have in black and brown .. so i dropped the idea.
while going through your post , I asked them to pick UDs 15th annv. pack for me , but sadly it was out of stock 🙁 , so I asked them to pick TFSI , my only SEPHORA this time 🙁 …. let it be … thanks for the address in your post honey
my friends are leaving this sat and I guess my last resort is Duty Free at KL Airport. Now pls tell me what all brands are there …and what should ipicke , I love gel liners and blushes of any sort 😀 😀
and if possible in future do a post on duty Free shopping …. not now but yeah it will be helpful for all the travelers isnt it ? 😀 😀
thank you so much n advance dear 😀 😀
Hi Rashmi, I don’t think we have the coloured Maybelline liners. They had a limited edition navy blue one last year I believe but that’s about it. Sorry you didn’t manage to get the UD 15th Anniversary palette too! But Sephora should have a lot of TFSI based on what I saw previously so you should get that at least. As for KLIA duty free, there are now quite a lot of brands available there – Benefit, Bobbi Brown, Anna Sui, La Mer, Shu Uemura and Kiehl’s have stand alone counters. There is also the usual Estee Lauder, Lancome, Dior, L’Occitane, Chanel and a few other regular brands in the duty free stores. I did think of writing a duty free shopping post but wasn’t sure how relevant it would be especially as our duty free here at KLIA keeps evolving! I’ll try to take some pictures and write something the next time I pass through the airport. Hope you get your goodies soon! 😀
thank you so much Paris 😀 am so glad you replied to this .. and i must say you connect with your readers so well , you are always sweet and gentle and thats what all of us love about you 😀
i will def. let you know what all i get 😀
thank you once again for such a sweet and quick reply 😀 😀
Thank you for your kind words Rashmi 🙂 Enjoy your goodies! 😀
I like Eucerin, as well as Dove body washes!
Can you believe I’ve never used a Dove body wash? Goodness!
I’ve never tried Eucerin before; but my all time favorite is Johnson’s Baby Milk Bath for its subtle, powdery scent. I like the original Dettol soap bar too because that is what my mom used to buy for her outdoor-active kids. 😉 The smell reminds me of my childhood.. 🙂
I used to use the Johnson’s Baby Milk Bath too! I might buy a bottle of that when this bottle of Eucerin finishes, now that you’ve reminded me of it 😀
Eucerin is the only body lotion that works well for my eczematic skin.I use their intensive F lotion.I had bad crocodile skin and my eczemas flared up when I moved to Paris.Immediately I bought the european eucering range( yes its pricier than in Msia lol) wt 10% urea in it.The best, and my skin has improved tremendously and survived well in thick winter.They have cheaper brands of body lotions over here accustomed to the climate, but I always get back to Eucerin 🙂
Hiya! So glad that the lotion works for you especially in cold dry climates like that of Paris! 😀 I guess their claim of helping sensitive skins really is true eh? 🙂
Yes its true!The best part,for the face range they dont carry the whitening range here in Urope lol, its only being marketed in Asian countries.
I don’t think whitening ranges are sold anywhere else other than Asia where everyone seems to be obsessed with it 😛
I had very bad breakouts and flaky skin during my pregnancy. Surprisingly, this works wonder and calms my hormone-crazy skin. Way better than Cetapil though many swears by this for sensitive skin.
Thank you for sharing May 🙂 So glad it helped your skin! Did you use it on your face too?
Actually I used it on my face only 🙂
Wow! Now that’s an economical face wash! 😀
Hi Paris,
Read your post about eucerin, and wanted to get one for my hubby as he has sensitive skin too, went to major retail pharmacy, but can’t seem to find it anywhere =((
Hi Shereen, that’s very odd. I usually get mine from Guardian – just go to the bath section or the Eucerin counter or just ask the staff there. They should be able to help. Hope you find it!
I seriously dislike the scent. Since it’s formulated for sensitive skin, I wonder why they put perfume in it, (listed under ingredients). Wonder if they have unscented ones instead.
I just bought eucerin wash lotion. Hopes it works for my very dry itchy skin which i have been with it for the past one year. A friend recommended me this.