5 of the Best Facial Cleansers for Healthy Skin
Washing your face is an important step in your skincare routine, but which cleanser is best for keeping skin healthy – and best for your budget?
We picked five of our favourites, from refreshing gels and comforting balms to micellar foams and nourishing oils, starting from just £9.00.
Q+A Grapefruit Cleansing Balm £9
This clever wax free cleansing balm has a luxurious feel and is ideal for dry, mature, sensitive, or oily but dehydrated skin. Packed with vitamin C rich grapefruit and nourishing antioxidants along with anti-inflammatory squalane and cocoa butter, this purse friendly balm will cleanse and hydrate leaving complexions super fresh and glowing.
It contains 100% natural ingredients, is cruelty free and vegan friendly, and works a treat by melting away make-up including stubborn mascara but without a sticky or oily feeling that wax-based balms can sometimes have.
Available from qandaskin.com, Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury’s and Feel Unique, £9 for 125ml.
Dirty Faace cleansing wash £26
Perfect for skin that’s been damaged by the stresses of everyday living, this creamy gel formula makes light work of make-up, grime, pollution. and SPF. The inclusion of plant-based natural surfactants derived from coconut fatty acids means it whips up into a creamy lather to cleanse the complexion deep down without drying out the skin or upsetting its important microbiome.
It also combines organic rose water, aloe extract, grapefruit peel, glycerine and zinc pca to help soothe, purify, nourish, rebalance, and ward off breakouts. It’s cruelty free and vegan friendly. too, and available from wearefaace.com and cultbeauty.co.uk, £26 for 100ml.
Nordic Roots Cranberry Micellar Foam £20
A wonderfully refreshing foaming micellar face wash to gently dissolve dirt and make-up. This Nordic Roots cleanser is concentrated and antioxidant rich, with cranberry extracts, juicy apple cellular water and glycerine to cleanse, hydrate, fight free radicals, while protecting skin and boosting its elasticity.
Suitable for all skin types but especially good for those who experience acne or have sensitive skin, it won’t leave skin feeling tight or dry after application. Certified COSMOS Organic, scent free, cruelty free and vegan approved, too. Available from greenpeople.co.uk, £20 for 150ml.
Scent Free Cleanser £25
This certified organic, fragrance-free cleanser and make-up remover gently purifies, removing daily grime and make-up, even mascara, to leave skin feeling soft, clean and refreshed. Calendula and Shea Butter offer anti-inflammatory and skin nurturing properties, whilst squalane (from olives) and Jojoba esters restore sebum production and provide an instant moisture infusion.
Made without essential oils, this unscented cleanser is suitable for even the most sensitive of skin and allergy sufferers. From greenpeople.co.uk £25 for 150ml.
Q+A Rosehip Cleansing Oil £10
Made from a natural cocktail of healing, hydrating, and repairing rosehip oil, avocado, argan and hemp seed oils, this cleansing oil is gentle enough for all skin types but still packs a punch when it comes to dissolving daily dirt, grime and make-up – and is particularly good at tackling stubborn mascara.
Made with 100% natural ingredients, cruelty free and vegan friendly, skin is left clean, soft, and radiant without any trace of irritation. Available from qandaskin.com, Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury’s and Feel Unique £10 for 100ml.
Age Defy+ Ultimate Wonder Balm £34
A richly rejuvenating multi-purpose beauty balm. Use as a cleanser to effectively melt away make-up or utilise this SOS balm to soothe and protect sensitive lips, tame eyebrows, nourish cuticles or soothe dry skin anywhere.
Key ingredients include perilla, rich in antioxidants to protect skin from free radicals, rosehip and pomegranate, which contain essential fatty acids to nourish and regenerate the skin, improve elasticity and help prevent wrinkles. Jojoba acts to balance oil production, to rejuvenate skin and stimulate cell renewal.
Available from greenpeople.co.uk £34 for 50ml.
