On October 14, the Korea Consumer Agency announced the results of its testing and evaluation of 10 body wash products with high consumer preference, assessing cleansing power, user experience, safety, and environmental impact. All products demonstrated excellent sebum cleansing power, but differences were found between products in fine dust cleansing power and overall satisfaction.

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The body wash products examined by the Korea Consumer Agency were: Flower Man Milk Body Shower, Neutrogena Daily Body Wash, The Body Shop Shower Gel Pink Grapefruit, Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash, L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel, Beyond Deep Moisture Creamy Body Wash, On the Body The Natural Moisture Body Wash Olive Scent, Illiyoon Fresh Moisture Body Wash, Kundal Honey and Macadamia Pure Body Wash Baby Powder, and Happy Bath Really Moisturizing Body Wash.

Among these products, six showed relatively superior fine dust cleansing power: Flower Man Milk Body Shower, The Body Shop Shower Gel Pink Grapefruit, Dove Beauty Nourishing Body Wash, L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel, Beyond Deep Moisture Creamy Body Wash, and Illiyoon Fresh Moisture Body Wash. The remaining four products were found to be at a satisfactory level.

The body wash was evaluated on a 5-point scale for aspects such as 'rinsing level,' 'moisturizing feeling,' and 'overall satisfaction.' In terms of rinsing level, 'Flower Man Milk Body Shower' received the highest score of 4.3 points. The degree to which the skin felt moisturized after showering was highest for 'Kundal Honey and Macadamia Pure Bodywash Baby Powder' with 3.8 points, followed by 'Neutrogena Daily Body Wash' with 3.7 points. For overall satisfaction, 'Kundal Honey and Macadamia Pure Bodywash Baby Powder' received the highest score of 3.8 points.

No heavy metals were detected in any of the products, and no damage was found when the containers were dropped, indicating that all products met the relevant standards for container durability. In tests for 'biodegradability,' which measures how well the body wash breaks down in the environment through microorganisms after being discharged through wastewater, all products performed well.

However, Neutrogena Daily Body Wash failed to indicate the presence of the allergenic ingredient 'Butylphenyl Methylpropional,' which must be labeled if it exceeds 0.01%. The manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson Korea Ltd., informed the Consumer Agency that it has corrected the labeling issue for this product.

Flower Man Milk Body Shower (left) and Kundal Honey and Macadamia Pure Body Wash Baby Powder. Provided by Korea Consumer Agency

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In addition, the price per 100 ml unit was lowest for On the Body The Natural Moisture Body Wash Olive Scent at 746 won, and highest for L'Occitane Verbena Shower Gel at 9,900 won, resulting in a maximum price gap of 13.3 times between products.

The Consumer Agency stated, "In order to continue supporting rational consumer choices, we will consistently provide information on the quality, safety, and environmental impact of cosmetics through the Consumer 24 website."