What’s the Ideal Cleanser for Your Skin Type?

A gel facial cleanser effectively removes makeup as well as dirt and excess oil, and these lightweight formulas generally produce lather. Gel facial cleansers can be formulated with additional ingredients like hyaluronic acid for hydration, and our Renewing SA Cleanser features salicylic acid for gentle exfoliation—but it’s important to look for a mild gel facial cleanser that doesn’t strip the skin of its natural oils.

Skin types: Normal, oily, sensitive

In addition to effective removal of makeup, dirt and excess oil, these face wash options offer moisturizing and soothing benefits with a comforting texture. Depending on the product, lotion and cream facial cleansers may provide a lather, and these formulas can also target specific skin concerns such as dryness with the addition of hyaluronic acid, or acne with ingredients like benzoyl peroxide, which can be found in our Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser.

For those with sensitive skin, our Hydrating Facial Cleanser’s mild lotion formula may be the most suitable option. 

Skin types: Normal, dry, oily, sensitive

Facial cleansers can deliver different levels of lather, from mild bubbling to full-on foam. Foaming cleansers can begin as a gel or cream, and these face washes—including our Foaming Facial Cleanser—provide cleansing and makeup removal, rinse off easily and leave skin feeling smooth and soft.

Skin types: Normal, oily, sensitive

Effective cleansing doesn’t necessarily require water or rinsing, and our Hydrating Micellar Cleanser can clear the skin of excess oil, dirt and makeup without leaving the skin feeling stripped or disrupting the skin barrier. This type of cleanser features molecules called micelles that act like magnets to trap dirt and oil without the need to rinse. Suitable for delicate skin around the eye area as well, a micellar water with barrier-restoring ceramides and soothing niacinamide is easy to use both at home and whenever conventional water-based cleansing isn’t an option.

Skin types: Normal, dry, oily, combination, sensitive

Sometimes you just want to wipe your way to clean skin or get a jump-start on makeup removal whether at home or on the go, and our Makeup Removing Cleansing Cloths are an almost-effortless way to do it—with no sink required. Offering the power to remove makeup while being gentle on the skin, these rinse-free towelettes provide hydrating hyaluronic acid and barrier-strengthening ceramides as well.

Skin types: Normal, dry, oily, combination, sensitive

There’s a big difference between “soap” and a facial cleanser that comes in a bar. Our soap-free, moisturizer-infused Hydrating Cleanser Bar can offer effective removal of makeup, dirt and excess oil while being gentle on the skin, along with hydrating hyaluronic acid and barrier-reinforcing ceramides in a familiar, easy-to-use form.

Skin types: Normal, dry, sensitive