8 Great Cream Cleansers For Healthy Skin

I’ve really fallen in love with cream cleansers. Having oily skin for many years made me think that I couldn’t use anything but a foaming cleanser, but I was sooo wrong.

Cream cleansers are perfect for all skin types looking for an effective and gentle cleanser that doesn’t leave skin dry or drastically alters the skin’s pH level. Cream cleansers are especially great for anyone with dry or sensitive skin that can’t handle a foaming cleanser, as most cream cleansers have little to no lather when mixed with water.

Here are a few awesome cream cleansers for your face that will cleanse without stripping skin or causing irritation as well as some cream cleanser selection tips.

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How To Choose A Cream Cleanser

When choosing a cream cleanser, consider scanning the ingredients for the following:

Sulfate-free: Sulfates are detergents that can often irritate your skin, depending on the type and concentration used in a product. Sulfate-free cleansers are often much more gentle on skin.

High in hydrators: Look for humectants such as glycerin, which attract and bind water, as well as lightweight emollients like squalane, which help soften skin.

Low in PUFAs: Oils with a polyunsaturated fatty acid profile (PUFAs) can oxidize quickly and generate free radicals that can age your skin. Try to select cleansers that don’t have PUFA-based oils as the main ingredients. 

Low in fragrance: Fragrances can cause irritation in sensitive skin types and can trigger a reaction really in any skin type. Try to avoid cleansers with fragrance or parfum in the ingredients.

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Awesome Cream Cleansers To Shop

CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser is what I would recommend to anyone looking for a simple, no frills, affordable and effective gel-cream cleanser for their face.

It is unscented, sulfate free and cleans my skin without stripping out my natural oils. I use this cleanser on my daughters’ skin as well and feel like it’s a skin care staple that everyone needs to have in their collection.

Buy It: TARGET | ULTA | AMAZON

The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser

I love how simple and gentle this emulsion cleanser is. Perfect for all skin types, it gently cleans skin and contains squalane to moisturize skin.

BUY IT: SEPHORA 

 

La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Face Cleanser

La Roche-Posay creates their skin care products with sensitive skin in mind, so you know this Gentle Face Cleanser will never dry out or irritate skin.

Made with prebiotic thermal water, ceramide-3 and niacinamide, these ingredients work to soothe, moisturize and restore the skin’s moisture barrier.

BUY IT: AMAZON

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Pond’s Cold Cream Cleanser

This cold cream has been around forever as a cleanser and makeup remover with mineral oil as the main ingredient.

Simply apply it to the skin, massage well and then rinse or towel it off with a wet washcloth for clean, moisturized skin.

BUY IT: AMAZON

Klairs Gentle Black Facial Cleanser

I love Klairs products and this Black Facial Cleanser is no exception. It’s a lovely pH balanced cream that foams when mixed with a bit of water for a soothing, gentle cleanse in a cruelty free, vegan formula.

Ingredients include Tuber Melanosporum Extract (Truffle), Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Fruit Extract, Nigella Sativa Seed Extract and Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract to enhance hydration and skin health.

BUY IT: WISHTREND

Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Moisture Barrier Cleanser

This gentle cleanser is a great option for irritated skin suffering from redness and inflammation. It’s packed with ceramides, pre-biotics and post-biotics to strengthen and restore the skin barrier while colloidal oatmeal and avocado oil soothe skin. It’s also vegan and cruelty free.

BUY IT: SEPHORA

Physiogel Daily Moisture Therapy Dermo-Cleanser

This gel-cream unscented cleanser from Avon is so soothing and I keep it in my kids’ bathroom as a go-to face wash. It contains lipids similar to those found in the skin to maintain healthy, strong skin.

It can be used with or without water for cleansing and is designed for sensitive skin.

BUY IT: AVON

 

Acure Seriously Soothing Cleansing Cream

This soothing cream cleanser has a velvety texture and a formula that includes calming extracts like calendula and chamomile for a calming cleansing experience.

It’s 100% vegan, as well as paraben free, sulfate free, mineral oil free, formaldehyde free and cruelty free.

BUY IT: AMAZON

What’s your favourite cream cleanser for your face?