Balea vs Sebamed — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Cleansing Bar pH 5.5
8.3/10 · Sebamed
| Soft & Clear Anti-Pickel Waschgel | Cleansing Bar pH 5.5 | |
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| Brand | Balea | Sebamed |
| Category | cleanser | cleanser |
| Editor Rating | 7.8/10 | 8.3/10 ★ |
| Category | cleanser | cleanser |
| Texture | Clear gel | Soap-free bar |
| Finish | Fresh, matte | Clean, balanced |
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| Verdict | The €3 Balea acne-prone cleanser that every German teenager buys and no one else talks about. Salicylic at effective levels, niacinamide for the panic-pore-flare days. It's unglamorous and it works. | Sebamed's heritage soap-free cleansing bar — patented at pH 5.5 (matching healthy skin acid mantle), sulfosuccinate + cocoyl glutamate + cocamidopropyl betaine surfactant base, with panthenol + inulin + tocopheryl acetate + 4 amino acids (glycine + alanine + lysine + leucine). Sebamed's German pharmaceutical heritage genuinely earned — the brand was founded by a dermatologist and has been in derm-office practice for decades. Sub-$10 pricing makes it the most accessible clinical-tier cleanser option. |
