The Best Face Cleansers for Your Skin Type and Concerns
If you want great-looking, healthy skin, it all starts here! Did you know that most people under-cleanse and over-moisturize? If you want to get the most from your valuable skincare routine, start by prepping your skin with the right facial cleanser for your skin concerns. Cleansed skin is more healthy and hydrated because it drinks in more nutrients!
Read on to learn about the best cleansers for your skin type and concerns.
Dry, Sensitized, or Mature Skin
Rhonda Allison Gentle Peptide Cleanse – With natural goat milk and foaming peptides from amaranth, this face cleanser dissolves surface residues and is gentle enough to use post-peel. In spite of its name, this cleanser does not bubble up.
NeoGenesis Cleanser – Calms and soothes the skin while gently cleansing and removing makeup, dirt, and excess oil. Boosted with lactic acid to gently remove dry, dull skin cells while hydrating the skin.
Rosacea or Redness-Prone Skin
Hale & Hush Quiet Wash – Visibly calms reactive skin and reduces redness and discomfort while decreasing skin sensitivity with gentle cleansing. Dry skin types like to mix this face wash with Rhonda Allison Gentle Peptide Cleanse.
Le Mieux Peptide Foam Cleanser – One of our most luxurious feeling cleansers, this face wash is fortified with proteins that soothe and calm redness or inflammatory conditions. This is our best cleanser for removing makeup. It effortlessly clears away oil without increasing dryness. Skin is left soft and supple, less reactive, and well-hydrated.
Oily/Combination Skin
Sorella Lychee Willow Bark Deep Clean – This facial cleanser dissolves dead skin cells while treating post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH). Willow bark extract and berry extracts diminish fine lines and wrinkles soften as rough, dull skin is gently removed.
Acne-Prone Skin
Face Reality Ultra Gentle Cleanser - This sudsy, oil-free gel cleanser effectively, yet gently, cleanses excess oil and makeup without drying, leaving the skin soft and supple. Licorice root and green tea extract nourish and protect with powerful antioxidants, while mushroom extract provides vital hydration and barrier protection. It's our number-one choice for clients with acne-prone skin and is especially beneficial for those with inflamed lesions or acne rosacea. It's our number-one selling cleanser for a reason.
BiON Bacteriostat (normal to dry) and BiON Antibacterial Cleanser (normal to oily skin) are our two favorites for treating acne. Boosted with natural ingredients and botanicals, such as turmeric, that are anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and hormone-balancing.
Blackhead-Prone Skin
Le Mieux Exfoliating Cleansing Gel – This deep pore cleansing gel is a favorite for our clients with oily skin or combination skin that tends toward saggy or clogged pores. Boosted with naturally exfoliating lactic and salicylic acids to clear congested pores, smooth skin texture, and reduce dark spots. Botanicals such as arnica, sage, and cinnamon provide antiseptic benefits while calming stressed skin.
PurErb Caviar Lime Cleansing Foam - If you're getting blackheads and you have a normal skin type, as opposed to oily, this cleanser is for you!
Normal or Mature Skin
Rhonda Allison Pumpkin Lactic Cleanse – Natural pumpkin boosts this face cleanser with naturally occurring beta carotene, vitamin A, and lactic acid for a powerful antioxidant boost. Ginger, clove, and cinnamon provide antioxidant protection along with the most amazing aromatic experience. The scent alone provides me with much-needed self-care at the end of the day.
Sorella Orange You Jelly Cleanser – One cause of premature aging and dark pigmentation is inflammation. Orange You Jelly addresses premature aging concerns with turmeric root (a powerful anti-inflammatory), neem leaf extract (improves skin clarity and brightens while reducing the production of melanin), green tea (potent antioxidant protection), honey (improves moisture restoration, rich antioxidant, and naturally antibacterial), and essential oils such as neroli (conditions the skin and reduces redness).
Skin Types Sensitive to Alpha-Hydroxy Acids (AHAs)
Those who don't like to or are unable to use acids on their skin will love our facial cleansers containing zeolite. Zeolite acts like a magnet, drawing impurities out of the pores. Find zeolite in Rhonda Allison Purifying Gel Cleanser (this one is particularly loved by our teen clients).
For Makeup Removal and the Eye Area
Two well-loved cleansers for makeup removal in the eye area are Le Mieux Peptide Foam Cleanser and Botnia Renewing Face Wash.
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