Best cleansers for oily skin
What makes a good cleanser for oily skin
Cleansers with niacinamide and ceramides help control oil and reduce enlarged pores, while washes with salicylic acid clear out blackheads and blemishes. Formulas with glycerin and aloe vera maintain moisture balance so your skin stays smooth without feeling dry.
Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2025Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025
Products are ranked for the concerns frequently associated with oily skin: shine, enlarged pores, blackheads, and blemishes. For a ranking based on your full skin profile, including your 12D face scan results and any goals or preferences you have, please use the Lovi app.
Lovi's ranking
Why we picked these. Glycerin, hyaluronic acid, and soothing plant extracts provide gentle cleansing while helping control shine and maintaining essential moisture for oily skin.
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CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product cleanses your skin from impurities, and thanks to Niacinamide, it will help you control oil production, which is ideal for your oily skin.
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iS Clinical Cleansing Complex
Why we picked it. This product will cleanse your skin from impurities, and thanks to Willow Bark Extract and Glycerin, it will also help control oiliness and maintain hydration for your oily skin.
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Fresh Soy Face Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product cleans your skin from impurities while maintaining moisture balance, which is ideal for your oily skin, thanks to ingredients like glycerin and aloe vera that work synergistically to cleanse and hydrate.
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Huxley Secret of Sahara Cleansing Foam
Why we picked it. This product will cleanse your skin from impurities while its Opuntia Ficus-Indica Stem Extract and Glycerin work to preserve moisture, which is crucial for your oily skin.
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Clinique Acne Solutions Cleansing Foam
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Eminence Organic Skin Care Clear Skin Probiotic Cleanser
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CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel
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Rhode Pineapple Refresh
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Clarins Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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darrow Actine
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Keys Soulcare Golden Cleanser
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Meaningful Beauty Skin Softening Cleanser
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Proactiv Renewing Cleanser
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GATSBY FACIAL WASH
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Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash
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Avène Milk Cleanser
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Dermalogica ultracalming™ cleanser
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Olay Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser
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La Mer The Cleansing Foam
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Cetaphil Hydrating Gentle Skin Cleanser
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Simple Moisturizing Facial Wash
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Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser
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The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Foam
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Aveeno Calm + Restore Redness Relief Foaming Cleanser
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Anua Heartleaf Low PH Deep Cleansing Water
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Cetaphil Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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Perricone MD Nutritive Cleanser
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Dove White Beauty Bar
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Clinique Liquid Facial Soap Mild
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La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Iso-Biome Soothing Cleansing Cream
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Prequel GLEANSER NON-DRYING GLYCERIN CLEANSER FOR FACE AND BODY
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Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser
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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar
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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar
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Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream
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Mustela Baby Cleansing Water
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Neutrogena Hydro Boost cleanser
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Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser
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Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
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ZEROID Foaming Cleanser
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Uriage Cleansing Cream
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THEFACESHOP Rice Water Bright Foam Cleanser
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Cetaphil Hydrating Foaming Cream Cleanser
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CHANEL La Mousse
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Burt's Bees Facial Cleanser
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CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser
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Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
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Dr. Althea Amino Gel Cleanser
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Eve Lom Cleanser
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CeraVe Hydrating Cream-to-Foam Cleanser
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Eucerin Cleansing Gel
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Shiseido Complete Cleansing Microfoam
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Clean & Clear deep action cream cleanser
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AMBI Cocoa Butter Cleansing Bar
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Arencia Fresh Green Rice Mochi Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay TOLERIANE
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Dieux Skin
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Illiyoon Ceramide Derma Amino Cleansing Foam
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Clinique all about clean
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Olay Cleansing Melts
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La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil
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Shiseido Extra Rich Cleansing Milk
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Dermalogica Intensive Moisture Cleanser
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Uriage Cleansing Oil
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Noxzema Classic Clean Moisturizing Cleansing Cream
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Paula's Choice Softening Cream Cleanser
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Curél Curel Intensive Moisture Care Foaming Facial Wash
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Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Gel Moussant
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Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser
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Lancôme Crème Radiance
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Shiseido Future Solution LX Extra Rich Cleansing Foam
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Esfolio Collagen Cleansing Foam
Behind this ranking
Lovi ranks every product by its fit score, calculated from the full ingredient list with brand-independent rules our dermatologists and cosmetic chemists build and review, and personalizes every pick with AI trained on the real results of millions of users. Lovi trains its fit score models on a proprietary dataset built from more than 10,000 expert-labeled products and more than 100,000 simulated examples, following an internally consistent methodology presented at Cosmoprof, AMWC, and Skin of Color Update.
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Co-founder, Medical Director
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetologist, aesthetic products developer
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Co-founder, CEO and CTO
PhD in computer science, 3x US patent holder, ex-Google, ex-Yandex
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Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc
Medical Board
Aesthetic medicine practitioner, MSc in Longevity and Anti-Aging Medicine
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Medical Board
Specialist dermatologist, MBBS, MD, IFAAD
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Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, SCS, IFSCC member
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Medical Board, Medical Advisor
Dermatology MD
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Elina Nazarenko, MD
Medical Board
Dermatology and diagnostic consultant
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Victoria Derkova, MS
Medical Board
Cosmetic chemist, cosmetic development technologist
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