Best cleansers for acne-prone skin
What makes a good cleanser for acne-prone skin
Cleansers with salicylic acid help target breakouts and blackheads, while formulas with niacinamide and centella asiatica extract help calm the skin and fade post-acne marks.
Clinical Therapeutics, 1989Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 2025
Products are ranked for the concerns frequently associated with acne-prone skin: breakouts, blackheads, and post-acne marks. 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 and Centella Asiatica Extract gently hydrate your skin while calming inflammation and soothing breakouts.
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B.LAB Matcha Hydrating Foam Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product cleans your skin from impurities while its Matcha Green Tea and Centella Asiatica Extract offer anti-inflammatory benefits to help manage your acne and blemishes.
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CeraVe Foaming Facial Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product cleans your skin from impurities while Niacinamide helps to manage your acne and blemishes, and Glycerin ensures your combination skin stays hydrated.
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Paula's Choice CLEAR Pore Normalizing Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product effectively cleanses your skin from impurities, and with Salicylic Acid, it specifically targets your acne and blemishes by deeply clearing pores, making it an excellent choice for your combination skin.
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PURITO From Green Deep Foaming Cleanser
Why we picked it. This product cleans your skin from impurities while its anti-inflammatory ingredients like Centella Asiatica Extract help manage your acne and breakouts, making it ideal for your combination skin.
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Pyunkang Yul Deep Cleansing Foam
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Fresh Soy Face Cleanser
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Kate Somerville DeliKate Soothing Cleanser
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Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser
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ROUND LAB 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Gel
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Pyunkang Yul Low pH Cleansing Water
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Biossance Squalane + Amino Aloe Gentle Cleanser
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Beauty of Joseon Green Plum Refreshing Cleanser
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MISSHA Super Aqua Ultra Hyalon Foaming Cleanser
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Medicube Zero Foam Cleanser
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Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture 5.5 Soft Cleansing Gel
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Yepoda The Bubble Double
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Revision Skincare Papaya Enzyme Cleanser
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Glow Recipe Blueberry Bounce Gentle Cleanser
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Aveeno Clear Complexion Foaming Cleanser
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Augustinus Bader The Cream Cleansing Gel
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RoC BARRIER RENEW® GEL-TO-FOAM CLEANSER
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Jack Black Pure Clean Daily Facial Cleanser
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BYOMA Creamy Jelly Cleanser
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Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser
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Abib Acne Foam Cleanser Heartleaf
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Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash
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KORRES Foaming Cream Cleanser
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Elemis Pro-Collagen Energising Marine Cleanser
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Grown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser
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Sebamed Facial Cleanser
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SLMD Salicylic Acid Cleanser
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Vivant Mandelic Acid 3-in-1 Wash
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Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Enzyme Cleansing Foam
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Vichy Normaderm PhytoAction Daily Deep Cleansing Gel
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Aveeno Calm + Restore Nourishing Oat Cleanser
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innisfree Green Tea Amino Acid Cleansing Foam
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Good Molecules Hydrating Facial Cleansing Gel
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celimax Noni Acne Bubble Cleanser
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Isntree Yam Root Vegan Milk Cleanser
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OLEHENRIKSEN Truth Juice Daily Cleanser
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Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser
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CeraVe Acne Foaming Cream Cleanser
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make p:rem Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk
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The Face Shop Rice Water Bright
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Aēsop Parsley Seed Facial Cleanser
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Image Skincare Vital C Hydrating Facial Cleanser
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Glytone Mild Gel Cleanser
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Clinique Redness Solutions Soothing Cleanser
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Kate Somerville Cold Cream
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Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Foaming Cleanser
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Some By Mi AHA-BHA-PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam
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Eucerin DermoPurifyer Cleansing Gel
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BYOMA Milky Moisture Cleanser
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Shiseido Clarifying Cleansing Foam
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CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
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Rhode Pineapple Refresh
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KORRES Greek Yoghurt Foaming Cream Cleanser
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SkinCeuticals Glycolic Renewal Cleanser
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Shiseido Deep Cleansing Foam
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La Mer The Essence Foaming Cleanser
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DRMTLGY Essential Cleanser
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OSEA Ocean Cleanser
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SHANI DARDEN Cleansing Serum
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Tata Harper Purifying Cleanser
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Glossier Milky Jelly Cleanser
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Alastin Skincare Gentle Cleanser
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Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gentle Cleansing Lotion
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La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser
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Bioderma Sébium Gel moussant
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Medicube Red Foam Cleanser
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Caudalie Vinoclean Instant Foaming Cleanser
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Thayers Hydrating Milky Cleanser
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Dr. Sam's Flawless Cleanser
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Murad Essential-C Cleanser
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The Body Shop Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash
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Avène Milk Cleanser
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Aveeno Calm + Restore Redness Relief Foaming Cleanser
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Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser
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Epionce Lytic Gel Cleanser
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SkinMedica Facial Cleanser
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iUnik Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam
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Simple Refreshing Facial Wash
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Senka Perfect Whip
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Elemis Superfood Facial Wash
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Bulldog Original Face Wash
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Burt's Bees Facial Cleanser
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Allies of Skin Molecular Silk Amino Hydrating Cleanser
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ZEROID Foaming Cleanser
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Cetaphil Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay Lipikar Wash AP+
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Prequel GLEANSER NON-DRYING GLYCERIN CLEANSER FOR FACE AND BODY
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Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser
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Neutrogena Spot Controlling Facial Wash
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Trilogy Rosehip Cream Cleanser
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Paula's Choice Hydrating Gel-To-Cream Cleanser
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Keys Soulcare Golden Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay TOLERIANE PURIFYING FOAMING CLEANSER
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CeraVe Hydrating Foaming Oil Cleanser
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Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser
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Curél Foaming Facial Wash
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Clarins Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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Clarins Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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Murad Clarifying Cleanser
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Tata Harper Nourishing Oil Cleanser
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Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel
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Prequel GLEANSER
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Summer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser
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THEFACESHOP Rice Water Bright Foam Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay Lipikar AP+ Gentle Foaming Cleansing Oil
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Dermalogica UltraCalming Cleanser
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Neutrogena Fresh Foaming Cleanser
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SkinCeuticals Soothing Cleanser Foam
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Neutrogena Oil Balancing Facial Wash
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Acure Brightening Cleansing Gel
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La Mer The Cleansing Foam
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Derma E Anti-Wrinkle Cleanser
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Chantecaille Rice & Geranium Foaming Cleanser
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Proactiv Renewing Cleanser
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Dermalogica ultracalming™ cleanser
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Anua Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
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GLAMFOX Rice Niacinamide Foam Cleanser
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cocokind Oil to Milk Cleanser
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Cetaphil Gentle Cleansing Bar
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Skinbetter Science Refining Foam Cleanser
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Honest Beauty Gentle Gel Cleanser
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ATOPALM Facial Foam Wash
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ma:nyo Pure Cleansing Milk
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Illiyoon Ceramide Derma Amino Cleansing Foam
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KORA ORGANICS Gentle Cleanser
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Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash
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Grown Alchemist Gentle Gel Facial Cleanser
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SkinCeuticals Gentle Cleanser
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Shiseido Extra Rich Cleansing Milk
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doTERRA Facial Cleanser
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Simple Moisturizing Facial Wash
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Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleanser
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Paula's Choice CALM Ultra-Gentle Cleanser
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The Face Shop Rice Water Bright Cleansing Foam
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Garnier Express Aclara
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Neutrogena deep clean
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Perricone MD Nutritive Cleanser
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Olay Smoothing Daily Facial Cleanser
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Cetaphil Oil Control
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Dermalogica Intensive Moisture Cleanser
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Differin Daily Deep Cleanser
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EltaMD Foaming Facial Cleanser
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Dr. Dennis Gross Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser
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innisfree Volcanic Pore BHA Cleansing Foam
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GATSBY FACIAL WASH
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Formula 10.0.6 So Totally Clean Deep Pore Cleanser
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Curél Curel Intensive Moisture Care Foaming Facial Wash
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PanOxyl Acne Creamy Wash
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La Roche-Posay TOLERIANE
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SkinCeuticals LHA Cleanser Gel
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Garnier Vitamin C Face Wash
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Eucerin DERMO PURE
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Thayers Blemish Clearing Cleanser
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Meaningful Beauty Skin Softening Cleanser
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Philosophy Purity Made Simple One-Step Facial Cleanser
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Clean & Clear Foaming Face Wash
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Estée Lauder Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser
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Mad Hippie Cream Cleanser
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Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
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Dove White Beauty Bar
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Paula's Choice Pore Normalizing Cleanser
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Uriage Cleansing Cream
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Mustela Baby Cleansing Water
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La Roche-Posay Gentle Foaming Moisturizing Wash
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La Roche-Posay Effaclar H Iso-Biome Soothing Cleansing Cream
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Burt's Bees Soap Bark & Chamomile Deep Cleansing Cream
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COSRX Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
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Arencia Fresh Green Cleanser
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Versed Hydrating Cream Cleanser
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The Ordinary Squalane Cleanser
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Principia Gel de Limpeza GL-01
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CHANEL La Mousse
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Bioderma Atoderm Intensive Gel Moussant
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La Roche-Posay EFFACLAR
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Dr. Althea Amino Gel Cleanser
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Noxzema Classic Clean Original Deep Cleansing Cream
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Eve Lom Cleanser
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Arencia Fresh Green Rice Mochi Cleanser
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darrow Actine
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Dieux Skin
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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel
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Clinique all about clean
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Shiseido Complete Cleansing Microfoam
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Olay Cleansing Melts
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AMBI Cocoa Butter Cleansing Bar
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Paula's Choice Softening Cream Cleanser
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La Roche-Posay Effaclar Foaming Cleanser
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Clean & Clear deep action cream cleanser
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Uriage Cleansing Oil
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Noxzema Classic Clean Moisturizing Cleansing Cream
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Eucerin Cleansing Gel
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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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