For our exciting debut in VITA, it felt fitting to intro ourselves with what we consider the starting point for an A+ skincare routine: a great cleanser. Whether you’re looking to gently exfoliate or remove the day’s makeup, selecting the right face wash is a make-or-break decision allows everything that follows (i.e., serum and moisturizer) to work harder. And, lately, we’ve been clocking a slew of innovative textures to choose from—including powders and oils—that will set your skin up for success. Here’s five cleansers we’re all in a lather about.
An oil cleanser is an overachieving go-to that just feels so good. Jojoba, sunflower and plant-derived squalane are the key ingredients behind Consonant Skin+Care’s high-powered, ultra-silky Makeup Removing Cleansing Oil ($49), making quick work of even the most stubborn waterproof makeup.
Ideal for a smooth start to the day—or as the second act in your evening’s double cleanse—Dermalogica Daily Milkfoliant ($87) boasts an ultra-fine blend that balances dried coconut milk and oat bran extract with fruit-based exfoliants and hyaluronic acid. When mixed with a few drops of water, the delicate froth manages to whisk away dead skin while soothing and is gentle enough for daily use.
Foam face washes often get a bad rep for leaving skin feeling parched, but the latest iterations of whipped cleansers are the epitome of hydration. Freshly launched in Canada, Skin Proud’s silky mousse Velvet Cloud Cleanser ($17 at Walmart) contains vitamin B3 and antioxidants to brighten the skin while the cloud-like texture feels truly dreamy.
Cleansing balms are the jack of all trades of cleansers. Not only do they gently remove makeup, but they won’t strip the skin and leave it dry. Loaded with soothing ingredients like tiger grass (a.k.a. cica), kalahari melon and licorice root, this Dew Dream Hydrating Cleansing Balm ($39) from buzzy BIPOC- and female-founded Eadem is a boundary defying jelly-to-oil-to-milk cleansing balm that melts away SPF and more.
Blessed with oily to combination skin? We’re quick to recommend a gel cleanser with exfoliating actives that can help keep excess oil and clogged pores in check. In this refillable option, called Better Off by Trinny London ($50), lactic and malic acid (two powerhouse AHAs) team up with lactobionic acid (a PHA that can exfoliate and hydrate), to clear out congestion and keep skin soft and glowing.
We can’t wait to share more of what’s on our beauty brains with you; in the meantime, follow along @t.zonebeauty. —Emily MacCulloch & Ingrie Williams
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