SHU MIN MU YU YOU - Soothing Bath & Shower Oil

Also known as: Shu Min Mu Yu You, Soothing Bath & Shower Oil.

A soap substitute rather than a wash. Sixteen ingredients, mostly oils, and no detergent foaming system in it.

Gentle enough for a baby's bathwater, which is the clearest thing anyone can say about a cleansing product.

What's doing the work

• Shea oil and grapeseed oil lead the list, so it cleans by dissolving rather than by stripping.
• Gan Cao (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chinese licorice) to settle reactive skin.
• Sodium cocoyl amino acids, a mild coconut-derived cleanser, with calendula.
• Jojoba and castor oil for what stays behind on the skin after rinsing.

How to use

Add to bathwater, including a baby's, or massage directly onto wet skin in the shower and rinse.

Full ingredients

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, Vitis Vinifera Seed Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Amino Acids, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis (Chinese Liquorice) Root Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Aqua (Water), PEG-10 Olive Glycerides, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Tocopherol, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract.

Ingredients as published by Dermatology M. Check the panel on the item you receive.

Good to know

• 200ml. Dermatology M sells the same formula as a 300ml retail bottle.
• Not vegan. Contains polyglyceryl-3 beeswax. Dermatology M's retail listing for this product claims vegan, which the ingredient list does not support. Halal.
• Contains shea. Avoid if you have a tree nut allergy.
• Oils make a bath slippery. Take care getting in and out, especially with a child.
• Patch test first. For external use only. Keep out of reach of children.

Dermatology M, formulated by Dr Mazin Al-Khafaji. Selected and reviewed by Dr. Stacee Munroe, OMD, L.Ac. Cosmetic use only. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.