We are all constantly seeking flawless, perfect skin—free from blemishes and impurities—because having clear skin plays a significant role in boosting self-confidence. Achieving this requires a consistent skincare routine that suits your skin type, its specific needs, and how it is affected by environmental factors.
One of the most essential steps in any skincare routine is using a facial cleanser. It helps remove makeup residue, dirt, and excess oil, while purifying the skin and leaving it looking fresh and radiant. The importance of using a cleanser lies not only in its function but also in choosing one that is appropriate for your skin type.
Types of Facial Cleansers According to Skin Type
There are five main skin types: normal, oily, dry, combination, and sensitive.
Several factors can affect your skin type, including:
- Aging
- Weather conditions
- Certain medications
- Use of harsh cleansers or irritating products
- Hormonal changes
How to Identify Your Skin Type
- Dry skin is characterized by a rough, flaky texture, a feeling of tightness, and sometimes itching.
- Oily skin tends to feel moist or greasy, with noticeable shine across the entire face.
- Combination skin usually shows shine in the T-zone (forehead, nose, and chin), while the rest of the face feels normal or dry.
- Sensitive skin can be recognized by the appearance of red patches or an overall feeling of discomfort.
Cleansers for Dry Skin
A one-step cleansing gel that cleanses and replenishes your skin. Upon application, it transforms into a soft foam that deeply cleanses the skin.
It is a gentle daily cleanser that hydrates and softens the skin, helping to reduce discomfort such as itching, dryness, and tightness—providing long-lasting relief.
A fragrance-free, sulfate-free cleanser designed for very dry skin. It soothes itching and helps restore essential lipids to strengthen the skin’s barrier.
It is a soothing cleansing cream that gently cleanses skin prone to dryness and irritation caused by acne treatment medications.
A soothing foam made with plant-based collagen and aloe vera that hydrates and calms irritation. It leaves the skin pleasantly clean and refreshed. Its unique formula is designed to provide long-lasting hydration and protection.
It contains an exclusive ingredient that reduces skin irritation, along with niacinamide—an effective anti-inflammatory that soothes itching and discomfort. This highly tolerable cleanser helps relieve the discomfort associated with dry skin while continuously replenishing skin lipids for long-lasting soothing effects.
Specifically designed to gently cleanse the face and body without causing dryness or irritation. Enriched with five nourishing ingredients, it cleanses the skin gently without stripping away its natural protective oils. It removes dirt and bacteria within 20 seconds while preserving the skin’s natural moisture barrier.
A gel cleanser that leaves the skin soft, comfortable, and refreshed every day. Its rich gel-cream texture emulsifies with water, transforming into a creamy foam that cleanses and softens the skin without drying it out.
Suitable for combination skin.
This product effectively removes impurities and excess oil, leaving the skin clean and refreshed.
It cleanses the face without drying it out, while removing excess oil. Thanks to a blend of soap-free cleansing agents, it preserves the skin’s hydrolipidic film, gently exfoliates, and leaves the skin clearer and more radiant.
A soap-free facial cleanser designed to remove excess oil and help balance sebum production in oily and combination skin. It supports and protects the natural barrier function of the skin’s acid mantle.
A foam that effectively penetrates the pores for deep pore cleansing. It protects the skin barrier from damage during cleansing and leaves the skin soft and hydrated. It helps prevent the formation of pimples and blackheads, and is suitable for all forms of acne accompanied by inflamed breakouts.
Effectively reduces pimples, blackheads, and acne by gently cleansing deep pores to remove excess oil.
To remove excess oil and deeply purify the skin, this foam helps reduce blemishes and skin redness while clarifying the skin’s surface and controlling oil production. It also maintains skin hydration to support overall skin health.
It is a soap-free cleanser that purifies the skin and gently removes buildup and impurities. It eliminates excess oil and dirt without causing dryness.
It is a gentle foaming gel formula that removes excess oil, dirt, and light makeup. It deeply cleanses and minimizes pores without stripping the skin of its natural moisture. Formulated with a dermatologist-backed blend of niacinamide (vitamin B3) and panthenol (provitamin B5) to help maintain the skin’s natural barrier.
Cleansers for Oily Skin
It is a daily facial cleanser that is non-comedogenic, ideal for blemish-prone and acne-prone skin. It gently yet effectively cleanses the skin, removing dirt, makeup, and excess oil. Thanks to its antibacterial properties, the gel eliminates bacteria and prevents their growth.
A soap-free cleanser for the face and body that uses a unique blend of ingredients to remove impurities and excess oil without damaging the skin’s protective barrier.
Gently unclogs your pores and helps eliminate excess oil. The oil control complex supports sebum regulation, while tea tree oil and aloe vera soothe irritated skin. The oil-free formula leaves your skin feeling refreshed and balanced.
It is a gentle foaming gel that thoroughly cleanses the skin, reduces oil production, and helps prevent breakouts through the powerful antimicrobial, purifying, and soothing properties of propolis.
Deeply cleanses and unclogs pores, controls excessive oil production, and removes dirt, dead skin cells, and acne-causing bacteria.
For deep and balanced cleansing of oily and acne-prone skin. Purifying, refreshing, and pore-tightening, this soap-free formula helps remove excess oil and prepares the skin for natural treatments.
A deep-cleansing formula dispensed through an instant foaming pump. It gently removes excess oil without over-drying the skin. Zinc technology helps reduce blemishes, imperfections, and shine. Soap-free and non-comedogenic.
It is a daily facial cleanser made with three types of pure clay and eucalyptus. It purifies oily skin, eliminates shine, and leaves the skin feeling refreshed.
Removes impurities and excess oil while respecting the skin’s natural balance. Enriched with a powerful antifungal agent that purifies the skin by regulating bacteria. It also contains Uriage Thermal Water, a 100% natural ingredient that soothes the skin and relieves discomfort.
It is a refreshing gel, ideal for the daily cleansing of oily and acne-prone skin. With its gentle, soap-free formula, it is suitable for both the face and body, effectively cleansing and purifying the skin without disrupting its natural balance.
Made with aloe vera and green algae extract, it deeply cleanses and purifies the skin, helping to balance the microbiome and reduce excess oil in acne-prone skin. It also minimizes the appearance of pores.
It is an airy, lightweight foam that gently removes makeup, excess oil, and traces of pollution. It targets blackheads and enlarged pores. The gentle micro-exfoliating action promotes skin renewal, resulting in a radiant glow.
A beautiful green gel texture that transforms into a light foam. It not only cleanses the skin of excess oil, impurities, and makeup, but also targets blemishes and signs of aging. It contains a Dermo-Rescue Complex that promotes gentle exfoliation while mattifying and purifying the skin.
Gently cleanses and purifies the skin without drying it out. Formulated with zinc sulfate and copper sulfate, it cleanses the skin, reduces blemishes, and limits oil production. Its ultra-gentle, soap-free formula respects the skin’s balance by maintaining its natural physiological pH.
It is a moisturizing creamy cleanser that gently cleanses, purifies, and soothes skin weakened by the drying effects of acne treatments.
Cleansers for Normal Skin
Effectively removes makeup residue, leaving the skin clear and clean while providing hydration.
A gentle purifying foam that removes makeup from the face and eyes. Leaves a completely matte finish. Soft, lightweight, and refreshingly textured.
It is a foaming cleanser that gently removes impurities from the skin. The foam provides a soapy lather without the need for harsh cleansing agents, making it suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
It is a gentle daily cleanser specially designed for sensitive skin. With mild cleansing agents and glycerin, it protects the skin’s natural barrier while gently cleansing without causing dryness. It hydrates and softens the skin, helps reduce discomfort and itching, and provides long-lasting relief.
It is a cleansing gel for sensitive skin, enriched with Coco-Glucoside/Glyceryl Oleate, which mimics the skin’s structure and hydrates it. It gently cleanses and removes makeup from the face and eyes, while soothing irritation—leaving the skin clean, soft, and comfortable.
Cleansers for Skin Brightening
Its purifying power has been proven to reduce dark spots and uneven skin tone caused by hyperpigmentation disorders. It contains a high concentration of B-Resorcinol to decrease melanin production and combat hyperpigmentation, while being gentle enough for daily use.
This anti-aging cleanser helps remove impurities and brighten the skin tone. It contains Lipo-Hydroxy Acid for gentle exfoliation, making it ideal for dull skin. The deep-cleansing formula instantly revives skin radiance, leaving the skin soft, fresh, and comfortable. It works overtime to promote a brighter, smoother complexion with a rich, easy-to-rinse foaming texture.
Whitens, cleanses, and exfoliates the skin daily, leaving it soft, refreshed, clear, and radiant. Suitable for all skin types.
Deeply cleanses your skin, leaving it soft and radiant. The formula, rich in alpha arbutin, helps reduce the appearance of dark spots. Glycolic acid and lactic acid gently exfoliate and smooth the skin, preparing it for further skincare.
Gently cleanses the skin, evens out skin tone, and removes surface impurities to restore radiance. It helps fade dark spots and signs of hyperpigmentation while preventing their reappearance.
Gently exfoliates and deeply cleanses the skin. With its rich, creamy foam, it thoroughly removes impurities and makeup.
This ideal facial cleansing foam helps even out skin tone and restore radiance. It leaves the skin perfectly clean, soft, and noticeably more luminous.
Deeply cleanses and exfoliates your skin to visibly reduce dark spots and renew skin tone. Natural exfoliating beads gently cleanse and exfoliate the skin. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and licorice extract help even out skin tone and restore radiance, while glycolic acid and salicylic acid activate cell renewal.
URIAGE DÉPIDERM BRIGHTENING CLEANSING FOAM
The creamy foam gently cleanses and purifies the skin while leaving it feeling refreshed and radiant.
It purifies and brightens the complexion.
The gentle cleansing base cleans without causing irritation.
To achieve the best results in your skincare, it's essential to follow a complete routine alongside your cleanser.
For your morning routine:
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Start with your cleanser.
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Follow with an eye cream.
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Apply a moisturizer suited to your skin type.
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The most important step in your morning routine is sunscreen—make sure to reapply it every two hours.
For your night routine:
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Begin with your cleanser.
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Apply an eye cream.
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Use any treatments your skin may need.
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Finish your night routine with your moisturizer.
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