Cleansers are often overlooked but extremely effective products in your skincare regimen, clearing away dirt, oil, and makeup from pores while respecting its natural pH balance for clear pores and breakouts.
Gel cleansers are lightweight and typically transparent in color; they’re great for oily skin as they penetrate pores more thoroughly to extract excess sebum while eliminating bacteria that could potentially lead to acne outbreaks.
Cleansing Face Wash
Cleansers are at the core of an effective skin care routine, helping remove dirt, oil, and makeup from your face while clearing away clogged pores that could lead to acne breakouts. Cleansers also prime your complexion for using other products like moisturizers and serums.
Most cleanser formulas rely on surfactants, which lower the interfacial tension between water and oil or sebum by dispersing oily components into solution more easily. Surfactants may be anionic (charged negatively), nonionic (no charge), or even cationic (both positive and negative charges).
When selecting a facial cleanser, select one tailored specifically for your skin type. Gel and foaming cleansers work well on oily complexions while cream cleansers may work better on dry complexions. Cleansers containing moisturising agents such as glycerin or hyaluronic acid may add moisture back into the skin’s surface layer, providing more hydration while reducing fine lines; some even help hydrate dry, aging skin!
Cleansing Oil
Oil cleansers are often ideal for both oily skin (as the initial step of a double cleansing routine) and dry or mature skin. Oil is lipophilic, meaning that its particles attract other oil-like substances such as makeup, sunscreen and sebum; when combined with surfactants and other emulsifiers (e.g. surfactants and other ingredients known as emulsifiers), oil cleansers break these down to provide a gentle washcloth-like solution that wipes away dirt and debris from both situations.
Cold-pressed organic oils come together in this cleanser to open pores and dislodge impurities without disrupting or stripping away at the acid mantle of skin. Antioxidant rich tamanu oil promotes healing while soothing geranium and sesame oils help nourish. Suitable for all skin types. Use daily with warm washcloth and follow with light water-based cleanser and moisturizer as desired.
Cleansing Gel
Gentle yet non-drying face wash that dissolves dirt and makeup for exceptionally soft, clean skin. Relaxing botanicals help soothe, while natural salicylic acid and licorice root extracts soothe redness and irritation while white willow bark helps prevent breakouts and congestion.
This gel cleanser is specifically tailored for normal to combination skin types. Packed with Tetraselmis micro-alga to increase oxygenation levels in your skin and revitalize its complexion, pineapple enzymes (rich in bromelain), lemon enzymes and malic acid all work to gently exfoliate, unclog pores and diminish fine lines and wrinkles for an ideal experience.
Cleansing gels offer minimal foaming, making them the ideal cleanser for sensitive skin that tends to be dry after washing. Simply massage a small amount over your wet skin, rinse well with warm water, and then apply your Dermalogica toner and prescribed moisturizer accordingly for best results. Daily usage is advised.
Cleansing Cream
Cream cleansers offer more gentle cleansing than their gel or foam counterparts, which may dry the skin. Cream cleansers typically consist of oil-and-water emulsions containing moisturising ingredients like natural surfactants, botanical oils and shea butter that help hydrate skin while scrubbing away dirt.
These gentle sponges can safely remove makeup, sweat, dirt and bacteria without stripping away natural oils from the face. Perfect for dry skin!
When combined with water, its creamy texture transforms into a delicate foam for deep cleansing of normal to dry skin. Clogging of pores is reduced while excess sebum is expelled through natural processes resulting in a purified complexion.
This non-drying cleanser offers the skin an extremely pure and comforting experience thanks to its non-drying formula enriched with the iS Clinical LONGEVITY COMPLEXTM and high concentrations of shea butter. Its anti-ageing properties promote collagen production for firmer and plumper complexion. Plus, calming active ingredients (Tasmanian Mountain Pepper extract and aloe vera) help reduce redness and sensitivity. Furthermore, its oil-free formula doesn’t clog the pores.
