Face Cleanser reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 152 Reddit reviews across 25 subreddits and 41 posts to rank the best Face Cleanser brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Skincare_Addiction, r/Sephora, r/SkincareAddiction, r/Rosacea, r/beauty. Top-rated brands include CeraVe (4.4/5), La Roche-Posay (4.7/5), Cetaphil (4.5/5).

Stats
Reviews152
Subreddits25
Posts41
Brands60
Products80
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#1

CeraVe

4.4
(26)
"Cerave smoothing cleanser"
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"The happiest my skin has ever felt after washing my face."
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"Cerave hydrating cleanser"
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"Cerave hydrating cleanser."
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"Gentle foaming cleanser is my holy grail."
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"CeraVe Gentle Foaming Cleanser works great for me."
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"Help my rosacea a lot in the winter months."
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"Cerave hydrating cleanser, Aveeno calm and restore oat cleanser, The Nue Co barrier culture cleanser, or Simple micellar gel facial wash"
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"Cerave acne control cleanser - it’s helped a lot With preventing breakouts."
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"CeraVe hydrating cleanser (NOT the foaming one)."
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#2

La Roche-Posay

4.7
(18)
"Game changer and affordable!"
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"I am obsessed with the La Roche Posay Toleriane Foaming Cream Cleanser."
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"I use La Roche Posay Toleriane hydrating gentle cleanser."
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"LRP Hydrating cleanser!"
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"La Roche Posay lipikar gentle foaming moisturizing wash."
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"I love the Toleraine Hydrating one!"
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"It’s way more gentle, it’s my favorite."
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"It does not dry out (at all) and my skin have a dewy look."
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"I use this cleanser and I do work in the skincare world. I’m a certified facialist."
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"It does not dry out (at all) and my skin have a dewy look."
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#3

Cetaphil

4.5
(11)
"I would recommend Cetaphil, it’s very gentle on the skin lang."
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"Effectively removes impurities without stripping my skin."
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"I use Cetaphil, it suits my skin."
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"I’ve tried lots of cleansers... nothing has been so good for my skin since using cetaphil!"
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"I think that the cetaphil gentle skin cleanser can be used without water."
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"Cetaphil?"
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"Have you tried the Cetaphil Oil Control variant?"
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"It gets the job done and is great when dealing with hormonal/cystic acne."
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"I've had good luck using Cetaphil Gentle Skin cleanser."
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"CeraVe and Cetaphil are good options for moisturizing."
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#4

Vanicream

4.7
(6)
"No irritation at all!"
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"Vanicream gentle cleaner and bioderma are awesome and they’re pretty inexpensive."
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"Has done wonders."
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"Vanicream."
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"Vanicream has a good gentle cleanser."
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#5

Aveeno

4.6
(5)
"Aveeno Oat Cleanser is my current favorite too."
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"Super gentle and calming."
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"Recently I've been using the aveeno calm and restore cleanser, really gentle and non-foaming."
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"Aveeno calm and restore oat cleanser, geek and gorgeous jelly joker cleanser."
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"Aveeno oat cleanser- I believe you can find it at target too."
#6

Fresh

5.0
(4)
"Fresh soy cleanser it’s a clean product and gentle"
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"I love the fresh soy face wash."
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"I love the fresh soy face cleanser."
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"Fresh Soy. It’s my one and only."
#7

Cosrx

5.0
(4)
"Cosrx has some good ones"
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"I've been using the CosRx cleanser for the last month and my skin is the clearest it has been in awhile."
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"It’s always kept my face clear."
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"Cosrx Low pH Good Morning Cleanser"
#8

Garnier

4.8
(4)
"The pink Garnier micellar wipes smell great."
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"I really like the Garnier micellar water."
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"I was going to say micellar water, before I even finished reading your post."
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"Keri na ako sa garnier vitamin c face wash sa umaga tas niacinamide soap sa gabi."
#9

Lush

4.0
(4)
"I absolutely love ultrabland, great makeup and dirt remover and even moisturises your skin."
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"Lush Ultrabland."
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"Herbalism is really nice for blackheads."
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"I honestly dont think its too great, dont think im going to switch from my regular Body Shop face wash."
#10

Philosophy

4.7
(3)
"Powerful yet gentle!"
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"Purity philosophy. That yellow face wash. It’s gentle"
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"Philosophy Purity has been a staple for me for years."
#11

Bioderma

4.7
(3)
"Bioderma cleansing oil"
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"Bioderma Sensibio Foam Cleanser"
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"I have personally tried Bioderma Atoderm Intensive gel moussant but it has niacinamide."
#12

Innisfree

4.3
(3)
"I recommend Innisfree green tea facial wash. Ive been using it for ages!! And i swear di na ko gumamit ng ibang facial wash bukod dun."
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"Inisfree yam root vegan cleanser"
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"The Innisfree Blueberry cleanser (low PH, doesn’t smell like blueberries!). Super gentle."
#13

Neutrogena

4.0
(3)
"I don’t think it gets mentioned a lot here."
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"Works well for me."
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"Put on a retinol cream like Neutrogena, you should be fine."
#14

Micellar Water

5.0
(2)
"I really like micellar water"
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"I started cleansing my face with just micellar water and it really cleared up."
#15

Sunday Riley

5.0
(2)
"Sunday Riley ceramic slip. My skin concerns seem close to yours and this face wash is amazing."
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"Very gentle, I’ve tried a few others and always go back to Sunday Riley."
#16

Isntree

5.0
(2)
"I would say it’s very gentle."
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#17

Kate Somerville

5.0
(2)
"Kate Somerville Goat Milk Cleanser is my absolute favorite."
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"Kate Somerville Goat Milk Cleanser is my absolute favorite. It’s so gentle, but still removes all of my makeup."
#18

DHC

5.0
(2)
"I have DHC’s Face Wash Powder for combo/oily skin."
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"Good for my sensitive dry skin."
#19

Youth to the People

5.0
(2)
"YTTP Superfood Cleanser is superior."
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"Both do a great job keeping my oil and acne under control."
#20

Round Lab

5.0
(2)
"It literally saved my skin! its rly gentle on skin, doesnt dry you out and also makes my face feel smooth somehow."
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"I really like the Round Lab Dokdo as an everyday mild cleanser."
#21

The Ordinary

4.5
(2)
"The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser, The Inkey List Oat Cleansing Balm (coming from someone else with dry skin and eczema)"
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"The Ordinary might have something you are looking for."
#22

Krave Beauty

4.5
(2)
"Krave Beauty Matcha Hemp Hydrating Cleanser"
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"I like the Matcha Hemp Hydrating Cleanser by Krave Beauty."
#23

Simple

4.0
(2)
"I use Simple refreshing gel wash."
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"I just finished using it because I was too lazy to do a full wash with water."
#24

Paula's Choice

4.0
(2)
"Gentle enough for my rosacea skin."
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"Paula's Choice 2% is good but strong."
#25

Soonjung Whip

5.0
(1)
"Would you still recommend the Soonjung Whip as a replacement of the Hada Labo Foam?"
#26

Creamy Cleansers

5.0
(1)
"I’ve learned the hard way to stop using foaming cleansers. I go for the creamy cleansers."
#27

Korean/French Brands

5.0
(1)
"...go for korean/french brands due to more testing these products are game changers."
#28

Dermalogica Microfoliant

5.0
(1)
"I love the Dermalogica Microfoliant and very similar also is the Peach and Lily Face Polisher."
#29

Oil Based Cleanser

5.0
(1)
"Try using an oil based cleanser to remove the sunscreen and a water based cleanser afterwards."
#30

African Black Soap

5.0
(1)
"African Black soap! And try a beef tallow moisturizer (:"
#31

Plum

5.0
(1)
"Plum green tea pore cleansing facewah"
#32

Balmere

5.0
(1)
"Been using Balmere Facial Cleanser for few months now. No break outs with this and didn't dry up my face."
#33

Elf

5.0
(1)
"Elf holy hydration"
#34

Andalou Naturals

5.0
(1)
"Andalou Naturals 1000 roses foaming cleanser"
#35

Homemade Jojoba Cromollient SCE

5.0
(1)
"I’ve had the best skin of my life using a homemade Jojoba Cromollient SCE oil cleanser."
#36

IT Cosmetics Face Cleaners

5.0
(1)
"I started using the IT cosmetics face cleaners and it’s been so much better."
#37

Purpose Cleanser

5.0
(1)
"Girl go to Walmart and get a bottle of Purpose. The best!"
#38

IT Cosmetics

5.0
(1)
"The IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Cleanser is gentle and hydrating."
#39

Honey Cleanser

5.0
(1)
"I like using honey! It is a natural cleanser."
#40

TruSkin Vitamin C Cleanser

5.0
(1)
"If you want to look into getting a good vitamin C cleanser try the TruSkin Vitamin C Cleanser."
#41

Safrin

5.0
(1)
"Dermaxil neutral pH cleanser by safrin!! it’s the best for dry clogged pores skin!"
#42

Laneige

5.0
(1)
"Probably the most hydrating cleanser I’ve tried."
#43

Revolution Skincare

5.0
(1)
"My favourite was the Revolution Skincare Thirsty Mood Quenching Cleansing Cream."
#44

Drunk Elephant

5.0
(1)
"It will seriously change your life."
#45

Kora Organics

4.0
(1)
"I’ve been using Kora Organics tumeric wash, but if that’s not in your price point, cetaphil is pretty gentle and non-drying."
#46

Selsun Blue

4.0
(1)
"For antifungal - I use Selsun Blue (Extra Strength 2.5%) which has selenium sulphide."
#47

Living Libations

4.0
(1)
"I also recommend livinglibations cleansing oil."
#48

The Body Shop

4.0
(1)
"The body shop tea tree 3in1 face wash"
#49

Eucerin

4.0
(1)
"I am about to try the Eucerin Gentle Hydrating Face Cleansing Gel."
#50

Rovectin

4.0
(1)
"I'm really enjoying my mini Rovectin Essentials conditioning Cleanser."
#51

Sente

4.0
(1)
"Try the Sente Daily Soothing Cleanser"
#52

Panoxyl

4.0
(1)
"I started using panoxyl 4% cream wash and that has definitely improved things."
#53

Face Halo

4.0
(1)
"If you really want a fast remover I would use Face Halo."
#54

Ceramedx

4.0
(1)
"Ceramedx body cleanser is super gentle on the face."
#55

Peach & Lily

4.0
(1)
"I am currently liking Peach & Lily and a charcoal soap from No Tox Life."
#56

Albolene

4.0
(1)
"I use Albolene and put it in a 1 oz jar."
#57

Heimish

4.0
(1)
"Try heimish."
#58

iUnik

4.0
(1)
"IUnik Centella Bubble Foaming Cleanser - they list as mildly acidic."
#59

Tatcha

4.0
(1)
"I use tatcha oil cleanser and prequel gleansor."
#60

Anua

4.0
(1)
"I'm liking the Anua heartleaf at the moment, gets rid of everything and lasts a long time."

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