Facial Cleansers for Every Skin Type

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How To Choose a Face Wash for Your Skin Type Match your cleanser to your skin type first. Everything else follows from there. Your Skin Type or Need Best Cleanser Format Where to Start Oily skin Gel or foam Oil-Reducing Cleanser Acne-prone skin Gel with salicylic acid CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser Dry skin Cream or hydrating lotion Optimal Results Hydrating Cleanser Very dry or sensitive skin Rich cream Softening Cream Cleanser Combination skin Balanced foam Perfectly Balanced Foaming Cleanser Reactive or rosacea-prone skin Ultra-gentle formula Ultra-Gentle Cleanser Wears SPF or makeup daily Oil or balm as a first cleanse Perfect Cleansing Oil or Omega+ Complex Cleansing Balm All skin types, light exfoliation Gentle bead cleanser The UnScrub Cleanser Signs You Are Using the Wrong Cleanser Most people assume their cleanser is fine because their skin feels clean after using it. Clean and stripped feel similar. Here is how to tell the difference. Your skin feels tight or dry immediately after washing. Tightness after cleansing is not normal it is a sign the formula has removed more than it should. The right face wash leaves skin comfortable and balanced, not taut. Your skin becomes oilier faster than it should. When a facial cleanser over-strips, skin compensates by producing more oil. If you are cleansing for oil control but your skin feels greasy again within hours, the formula may be the cause rather than the solution. Your skin is more sensitive or reactive than it used to be. Increased redness, stinging from other products, and generalized reactivity are common signs of a cleanser working against the skin rather than with it. You are breaking out more since switching cleansers. Some face washes particularly those with fragrance or unnecessary irritants can aggravate skin and contribute to pore congestion. An increase in breakouts after switching cleansers is worth investigating. Your cleanser leaves a residue or does not rinse cleanly. A facial cleanser should r