Free Plus Mild Cleansing Foam
Everything behind the verdicts on this product: the rule that fired for each concern, the three answers and the documents they rest on, every study on the row with the date it was opened, and the versions of the tables that produced them. Nothing here is edited by hand; it is generated from the same records the verdicts are.
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Engine 5.2.0 · rules 0.5.1 · evidence table ev-2026.10-r231 · computed October 13, 2026 · how we decide · the evidence table · the anchors
for Sensitivity
No fragrance, drying alcohol, declarable allergens or sensitising preservatives in this foam — the profile sensitive skin looks for.
For sensitivity only: no fragrance, drying alcohol, declarable allergens or sensitising preservatives in the formula.
- Rule
- F2 → Good choice. The formula carries no trigger and no caution for the concern.
q3 = gentle
Why this rule exists: Gentle = no weighted deduction fired and fit ≥ 90.
Rule F2 decided 1,955 verdicts across the catalog; “Good choice” is the verdict on 1,955 of 45,446. The full register. - Carrying active
- Glycerin + Betaine
- 1 · Standing
- Not assessed
No evidence row exists for this active and concern; it is in the research queue. - 2 · Form
- Plausible — concentration not declared; read from the position in the ingredient list
- 3 · Tolerability
- Gentle
- Evidence dots
- Not from a trial row
- What readers report
- No reviews read yet for this product. Shown beside the verdict; never blended into it.
- Verdict since
- September 5, 2026 (unchanged across rebuilds since then)
← Back to the verdict All sensitivity products → Disclose a concentration or correct a fact →
for Dryness
Rinse-off foam: Glycerin gets seconds of contact, so this supports a routine for dryness rather than treating it.
Nothing here targets the concern directly, but the product’s job — barrier care, gentle cleansing, photoprotection — is the recognised companion to treating it. Rinse-off products carrying leave-on actives land here too.
- Rule
- R6 → Supporting role. A first-line active (approved, monograph-listed or named in a current guideline) or a supported active (trial-backed, or a reference standard by mechanism) or an active with early or mechanistic evidence only or an active researched for the concern and found wanting or an active with no evidence row for the concern yet; in a rinse-off form the claim cannot use.
q1 = first-line | supported | plausible | none | not-assessed · q2 = contact-limited
Why this rule exists: Contact time cannot deliver a leave-on claim; the product is judged on its job (cleansing without aggravating). Explicit exceptions (BPO wash, SA cleanser, medicated shampoos) never reach this rule because their rows set rinse_off_ok.
Rule R6 decided 2,083 verdicts across the catalog; “Supporting role” is the verdict on 7,796 of 45,446. The full register. - Carrying active
- Glycerin + Betaine
- 1 · Standing
- Supported — its mechanism is established (a reference standard, not a trial result)
- 2 · Form
- Contact-limited — concentration not declared; read from the position in the ingredient list
Studied range: 2–20%, from the trials on the row; needs leave-on contact; judge it after about 1 weeks - 3 · Tolerability
- Gentle
- Evidence dots
- Limited evidence
Row checked against its sources on July 17, 2026 (evidence table ev-2026.10-r231). - What readers report
- No reviews read yet for this product. Shown beside the verdict; never blended into it.
- Verdict since
- September 5, 2026 (unchanged across rebuilds since then)
The studies and documents on the row
- International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook — declared function — Personal Care Products Council
- Harry's Cosmeticology / Baran & Maibach Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology — humectant, emollient and occlusive classification — standard reference text
← Back to the verdict All dryness products → Disclose a concentration or correct a fact →
for Dehydration
Rinse-off foam: Glycerin gets seconds of contact, so this supports a routine for dehydration rather than treating it.
Nothing here targets the concern directly, but the product’s job — barrier care, gentle cleansing, photoprotection — is the recognised companion to treating it. Rinse-off products carrying leave-on actives land here too.
- Rule
- R6 → Supporting role. A first-line active (approved, monograph-listed or named in a current guideline) or a supported active (trial-backed, or a reference standard by mechanism) or an active with early or mechanistic evidence only or an active researched for the concern and found wanting or an active with no evidence row for the concern yet; in a rinse-off form the claim cannot use.
q1 = first-line | supported | plausible | none | not-assessed · q2 = contact-limited
Why this rule exists: Contact time cannot deliver a leave-on claim; the product is judged on its job (cleansing without aggravating). Explicit exceptions (BPO wash, SA cleanser, medicated shampoos) never reach this rule because their rows set rinse_off_ok.
Rule R6 decided 2,083 verdicts across the catalog; “Supporting role” is the verdict on 7,796 of 45,446. The full register. - Carrying active
- Glycerin + Betaine
- 1 · Standing
- Supported — its mechanism is established (a reference standard, not a trial result)
- 2 · Form
- Contact-limited — concentration not declared; read from the position in the ingredient list
Studied range: 20%, from the trials on the row; needs leave-on contact; judge it after about 1 weeks - 3 · Tolerability
- Gentle
- Evidence dots
- Limited evidence
Row checked against its sources on July 17, 2026 (evidence table ev-2026.10-r231). - What readers report
- No reviews read yet for this product. Shown beside the verdict; never blended into it.
- Verdict since
- September 5, 2026 (unchanged across rebuilds since then)
The studies and documents on the row
- USP glycerin monograph / Fluhr et al., glycerol and the skin (review) — glycerin is the reference humectant, drawing and holding water in the stratum corneum — reference work
← Back to the verdict All dehydration products → Disclose a concentration or correct a fact →
as a cleanser
Does what a cleanser is for, on every measure we can take from the label: pH match to skin, surfactant mildness.
- Rule
- J1 → Excellent at the job. The category-job reading is 85 or more over at least 4 measured features.
Category job score ≥ 85 over at least four measured features (0.5.1: three binary checks — UVA filter, photostability, tolerability — passed on 95 % of sunscreens and read 'Excellent' for a checklist; with fewer than four measurable features a category caps at Does the job). The concern verdicts carry the judgement; the job line states the function. - Measured from the label
- surfactant mildness, pH match to skin, rinses clean without stripping, puts something back
- Tolerability
- Gentle
Listed for Compromised Skin Barrier, with no verdict: the actives here have no evidence row for that concern yet. That is a gap in our table, not a mark against the product.
- Compromised Skin Barrier: The actives here (Glycerin, Betaine, Licorice Root Extract) are in the research queue for compromised skin barrier; no verdict until their rows are written.
A verdict is Dermington’s assessment of how well a product’s ingredients fit a concern — never a claim about what the product treats. Every rule is public and the same for every product; a brand cannot buy a reading. How we decide · what has changed · disclaimer.