Walgreens skincare

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Walgreens is an American skincare brand founded in 1901 and owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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Walgreens is loved for its gentle cleansers and its thoughtful formulas. Its products suit balanced to combination skin best. The standout products for particular concerns include the Foaming Facial Cleanser for acne-prone skin. Daily cleansing maintains a balanced complexion.

This page covers some of the most popular Walgreens products; for the whole Walgreens range, with a fit score for every product, use the Lovi app.

Walgreens cleansers

Foaming Facial Cleanser

Questions and answers

Is Walgreens worth it?

Walgreens is worth it for shoppers seeking effective skincare, as Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Additionally, every product from the Walgreens selection on this page is fragrance-free.

What are Walgreens's best products?

Foaming Facial Cleanser is the top product for Walgreens, receiving a Superior fit for dry sensitive skin and a High fit for dry, oily, sensitive, and combination skin types. Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routines as Superior across dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

Which Walgreens cleanser is best for oily skin?

Foaming Facial Cleanser is the best choice among the Walgreens cleansers on this page for oily skin. Lovi rates this cleanser High for oily skin.

Does Walgreens cause breakouts?

Walgreens is unlikely to cause breakouts because the Foaming Facial Cleanser is well-suited for acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin.

Is Walgreens fragrance-free?

Yes, every product from the Walgreens products on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients.

What are the key ingredients in Walgreens products?

Walgreens products contain niacinamide, glycerin, and hyaluronic acid, which help keep skin smooth and hydrated. Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002

How do I build a Walgreens skincare routine?

To build a Walgreens skincare routine, start with the Foaming Facial Cleanser, which fits dry sensitive skin best with a Superior level. Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin.

What are good alternatives to Walgreens?

Good alternatives to Walgreens include CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's Choice, Neutrogena, Kiehl's, and Dermalogica. For dry skin, Lovi rates the Walgreens-focused routine Superior and the CeraVe-focused routine High. For oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, Lovi rates both routines as Superior.

Walgreens vs CeraVe: which is better?

Walgreens is better because the Walgreens-focused routine rates Superior for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin, whereas the CeraVe-focused routine rates High for dry skin and Superior for the others.

Who owns Walgreens, and where is it from?

Walgreens is an American brand founded in 1901, owned by Sycamore Partners since 2025.

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Is Walgreens cruelty-free?

PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Walgreens as cruelty-free.

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Research behind Walgreens's key ingredients

The effect of niacinamide on reducing cutaneous pigmentation and suppression of melanosome transfer
Niacinamide · The British Journal of Dermatology, 2002
Randomized controlled study for the anti-aging effect of human adipocyte-derived mesenchymal stem cell media combined with niacinamide after laser therapy
Niacinamide · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2021
The 24-hour skin hydration and barrier function effects of a hyaluronic 1%, glycerin 5%, and Centella asiatica stem cells extract moisturizing fluid: an intra-subject, randomized, assessor-blinded study
Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017
Senomorphic activity of a combination of niacinamide and hyaluronic acid: correlation with clinical improvement of skin aging
Niacinamide · Scientific Reports, 2024
Efficacy and Tolerability of Stable Hybrid Cooperative Complexes of High- and Low-Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid in Asian Patients: An Open-Label Study
Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2026

1 more study

Nanocomplex of quaternized cyclodextrin grafted chitosan and hyaluronic acid for a skin delivery
Hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid · Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 2022

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Behind these ratings

Lovi rates every product from its 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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