What is Unbottled’s Bottle-Free Shower Gel used for?
Unbottled’s Bottle-Free Shower Gel is a solid body cleanser. It’s used just like a traditional shower gel: lather it up in your hands, massage it into your body, then rinse. It cleanses the skin without drying it out, producing a creamy lather.
Like a bar of soap, it eliminates the need for a bottle: the 110-gram bar is equivalent to about two 250-milliliter bottles and lasts roughly a month and a half, depending on usage. It’s made in France and suitable for the whole family ages 3 and up.
Three scents are available: Oat & Sweet Almond, a rich, indulgent scent; Apricot & Shea Butter, a fruity scent; and Vanilla & Tonka, a rich, warm scent.
To help it dry between showers, we recommend the Cavaillès Magnetic Soap Holder, which keeps the bar out of the water.
What are its main active ingredients and characteristics?
The formula is soap-free and pH-neutral. Its cleansing base combines sodium cocoyl isethionate, a cleansing agent, with hydrogenated vegetable oils and glycerin. Each scent features its own unique ingredients:
- Oat & Almond: oat oil and sweet almond oil, with wheat bran;
- Apricot & Shea: shea butter and apricot kernel oil;
- Vanilla & Tonka: sweet almond oil, cocoa butter, and vanilla.
According to the brand, the formula is 94% naturally derived, vegan, and palm oil-free. The Oat & Almond and Apricot & Shea scents contain no essential oils; the Vanilla & Tonka scent contains a small amount.
Helpful tip: Between showers, let the bar dry out of the water stream on a soap dish that allows water to drain away. A bar that stays in the water will soften and wear out much faster.
How to Use the Bottle-Free Shower Gel?
Wet the bar and rub it between your hands to create a lather. Massage the lather onto your body, then rinse. Let the bar dry thoroughly after each use to extend its lifespan.
What are the precautions for use?
- Suitable for ages 3 and up. Not suitable for babies.
- Not for consumption: keep out of reach of young children.
- The Vanilla & Tonka fragrance contains low concentrations of essential oils. The Oat & Almond and Apricot & Shea Butter fragrances do not contain any essential oils.
- The Oat & Almond fragrance contains wheat bran and sweet almond oil; the Vanilla & Tonka and Apricot & Shea fragrances contain sweet almond oil and apricot kernel oil, respectively.
What are the ingredients in the Bottle-Free Shower Gel?
Oat & Sweet Almond: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Aqua, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Glycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Bran, Decyl Glucoside, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate.
Apricot & Shea Butter: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Aqua (Water), Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Glycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides).
Vanilla & Tonka: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate, Aqua (Water), Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Glycerin, Parfum (Fragrance), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Lysine HCl, Magnesium Chloride, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Decyl Glucoside, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, CI 47005, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides).
Introducing Unbottled Bottle-Free Shower Gel
110 g solid bar in a cardboard sleeve, available in Oat & Sweet Almond, Apricot & Shea, or Vanilla & Tonka scents. Made in France.
Our Expert Tips for Unbottled’s Bottle-Free Shower Gel
To lather the bar without wearing it down too quickly, rub it between your wet hands for a few seconds rather than directly on your body under the shower stream. Unbottled’s Magic Soap Holder then lets you hang it on the wall so it dries on all sides.
FAQ
How long does a 110 g bar last?
About a month and a half—the equivalent of two 250-ml bottles—depending on usage.
Can children use it?
Yes, for ages 3 and up. For babies, the brand offers a different cleansing product.
Which scents contain essential oils?
Only the Vanilla & Tonka fragrance contains essential oils, in small amounts. Oat & Almond and Apricot & Shea do not contain any.