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Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash

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Is Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash healthy?

Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash scores 8/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — one of the lower scores in Scout's catalog. Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash scores 8/100.

How does Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash compare to other feminine care?

Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash ranks #29 of 29 feminine care in Scout's independent rankings. The current top score in the category is joni Organic Cotton Tampons Regular at 100/100.

Which ingredients drive Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice counts in its favor; DMDM Hydantoin, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance + Lavandula Angustifolia Oil are flagged as ingredients of concern. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash

Summer's Eve
8 Poor

At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 4
Owned by Prestige Consumer Healthcare
Category Feminine Care
Summary

Summer's Eve Sheer Floral Cleansing Wash scores 8/100. The fundamental issue is that mainstream medical consensus (ACOG and others) actively recommends against intra-vaginal washing -- the vulva self-cleans and intimate washes can disrupt the natural pH and microbiome, increasing the risk of bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections. So this is a product whose entire premise is medically discouraged. On top of that, the formula is preserved with DMDM Hydantoin (formaldehyde-releasing preservative) -- using a formaldehyde donor on the body's most sensitive mucosal area is a meaningful concern. Plus iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (EU-restricted), heavy synthetic fragrance, and synthetic Yellow 5 + Yellow 6 dyes. Owned by Prestige Consumer Healthcare.

Key ingredients 8

DMDM Hydantoin
Very Bad

Formaldehyde-releasing preservative. Formaldehyde is a Group 1 IARC carcinogen and the EU restricts releasers in cosmetics. Skin sensitizer.

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Fragrance + Lavandula Angustifolia Oil
Very Bad

Fragrance system applied to vulvar mucosa -- the body's most sensitive surface for fragrance allergens.

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Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate
Bad

Preservative restricted in the EU and banned in leave-on products for children under 3. Skin sensitizer and iodine-containing.

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Yellow 5 + Yellow 6 (FD&C dyes)
Bad

Synthetic petroleum-derived dyes. EU restricts certain FD&C dyes; medically unnecessary on a feminine wash.

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Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine

Mild surfactant. Considered acceptable but in intimate-care can disrupt natural mucosal pH/microbiome.

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PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate

PEG-class emulsifier. Possible 1,4-dioxane contamination depending on purification.

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Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Neutral

Mild syndet surfactant. Among the gentler synthetic surfactants but still strips natural lipids.

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Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice
Good

Plant-derived soothing agent.

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