Having an effective skincare routine is important — and not possible without cleansers. Not only do cleansers clean and exfoliate the skin, but they keep it healthy and moisturized. Here are some of the best cleansers keep your face fresh, hydrated, soft, and protected.
Fresh Soy Face Cleanser
Formulated with soy proteins to deeply cleanse pores and remove makeup while softening texture, Fresh’s Gentle Soy Face Cleanser ($39) increases hydration, smoothes dry lines, and reduces visible redness. This gentle-yet-effective face wash is also suitable for all skin types and is scientifically proven to maintain the skin’s pH.
Ursa Major Essential Face Wipes
With endless uses, Ursa Major’s Essential Face Wipes ($46.50) are infused with a plant-packed tonic that cleanses and soothes skin for a seriously refreshing experience. They are dosed with a four-in-one essential face tonic formula to clean, exfoliate, soothe and hydrate. This leaves skin feeling refreshed, firmed, and awake.
Cosmette Dreamy Oil Detox
Deeply cleanse and gently dissolve dirt, oil, and makeup while keeping the natural moisture barrier intact with this cleansing blend of nourishing pumpkin, coconut, and castor oils. Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating, the Dreamy Oil Detox ($49) comforts the skin and restores its natural harmony for spa-like results.
Epionce Milky Lotion Cleanser
Epionce’s daily soothing gentle cleanser, created with botanical extracts of date and apple fruit, contains anti-inflammatory and collagen-boosting properties to help protect against damage, calm redness, and rejuvenate the skin. Made for sensitive and dry skin types, the Milky Lotion Cleanser ($28.80) is effective without harming, irritating, or causing unnecessary dryness. It is ideal for removing dirt, oil and makeup while leaving skin calm, soft, and moisturized.
Motif Abundance Plumping PhytoCeramide Cleanser
Get a plumping, hydrating facial experience in less than a minute with Motif’s soothing and gentle Plumping PhytoCeramide Cleanser ($65). High-performing actives promote the skin’s support network and boost barrier recovery while exfoliating with soft polishing luffa fruit fibers.
Epicutis Oil Cleanser
While some oil cleansers preserve natural skin oils, they don’t wash off completely, leaving skin feeling greasy. Epicutis’s Oil Cleanser ($85) uses two special botanical based fatty acids that, when they come in contact with water to create a mild cleansing action, leave the skin feeling soft, cleansed, and not greasy. The gentle yet effective oils remove unwanted dirt, makeup, and oil without stripping essentials from the skin.
Toty Esencial Balancing Cleansing Gel
Toty’s cleansing gel is a multitasking cleanser that removes makeup, sebum, and sunscreen while cleansing the skin in one step for ultra-clean, healthy skin. Esencial Balancing Gel ($30) features enhanced gel micellar technology for a gentle cleanse, 2 percent niacinamide, a symbiotic complex for an improved skin barrier, and hyaluronic acid to preserve and replenish the skin. Created to truly multitask, it can be used on dry skin as a balm for better makeup removal or on wet skin for a deep morning cleanse.
Verso Cleansing Balm
This all-in-one cleanser from Verso is suitable for dry and sensitive skin. The Cleansing Balm ($40) gently exfoliates and moisturizes the skin, and it is formulated with moisture-sealing oils and soothing ingredients. It removes dirt and impurities without removing its natural oils or causing visible dryness. Key ingredients include bisabolol and jojoba esters.
TiZO Gentle Amino Gel Cleanser
Featuring a nourishing blend of 11 amino acids and antioxidant-rich green tea extracts in a light clear gel, TiZO’s formula offers more than just a clean slate—it provides hydration and soothing benefits that leave the skin feeling revitalized and looking radiant. The Gentle Amino Gel Cleanser ($39) effectively removes makeup and impurities from the skin, and is completely free of preservatives. It creates a luxurious cleansing experience that doesn’t strip the skin of its natural moisture.
AVYA Honey + Amber Deep Cleansing Exfoliating Scrub
Unveil a rejuvenated complexion with this unique formula designed for daily use from AVYA. Harnessing the power of nature, the Honey + Amber Deep Cleansing Exfoliating Scrub ($28) combines the anti-bacterial and moisturizing antioxidants of honey with the gentle exfoliation properties of amber. Additionally, bamboo has been included to polish, promoting a beautifully even-toned complexion and smooth texture.
Plant Apothecary Cloud Break
Plant Apothecary’s mild and natural Cloud Break ($18) face wash is designed with sensitive skin in mind. Pure plant essences and powerful apothecary actives deliver the cleansing benefits of a gentle facial cleanser without stripping the skin of oils vital that maintain balance and optimal skin health.
Dermalogica Micellar PreBiotic PreCleanse
Dermalogica’s nourishing micellar first-step Micellar PreBiotic PreCleanse ($49) lifts away dirt, oil and makeup while balancing the skin’s microbiome with prebiotics. Made with oat milk, it melts into the ski, to attract and dissolve impurities with micellar murumuru butter. It then rinses away to prepare the skin for the next steps of deeper cleansing. Its prebiotic blend boosts the skin’s capacity for moisture retention, and emollient apricot kernel oil delivers antioxidant benefits. Amino acid-rich cotton seed protein conditions and reinforces the skin’s barrier.
