# Honest Beauty skincare Page: https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/honest-beauty The Lovi Fit is the same in every country; only the stores and prices differ, and the ones here are for the Netherlands. Honest Beauty is an American skincare brand founded in 2015 and owned by The Honest Company, Inc.. [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Company) [investors.honest.com](https://investors.honest.com/static-files/3ab15dec-a116-4d01-95ee-61605db47cb2) [cosmeticsbusiness.com](https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/jessica-alba-steps-down-from-honest-company-leadership) Honest Beauty is cherished for its thoughtful cleansers and nourishing formulas. Its products suit sensitive, dry, and combination skin best because of their gentle formulations. For acne-prone skin, the Gentle Gel Cleanser stands out as a reliable option. The brand delivers steady, balanced care through carefully crafted daily essentials. This page covers some of the most popular Honest Beauty products; for the whole Honest Beauty range, with a fit score for every product, [use the Lovi app](https://app.pora.ai/vqqJ/j1xj2b6o?af_sub2=brand&af_sub3=selection_note&af_sub4=pg14a257f958). ### Honest Beauty cleansers #### Cleansers - [Gentle Gel Cleanser](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/p/honest-beauty/gentle-gel-cleanser/for/dry-skin) — High fit ## Questions and answers ### Is Honest Beauty worth it? Honest Beauty is a worthwhile choice because Lovi rates the brand's routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Additionally, every product listed from Honest Beauty contains no fragrance. ### What are Honest Beauty's best products? Honest Beauty offers the Gentle Gel Cleanser, which Lovi rates High for dry skin and dry sensitive skin. Lovi rates the Honest Beauty-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. ### Which Honest Beauty cleanser is best for oily skin? The Gentle Gel Cleanser is the available option for oily skin, which Lovi rates Average for this skin type. ### Does Honest Beauty cause breakouts? Honest Beauty is unlikely to cause breakouts because the Honest Beauty products on this page are free of added fragrance. Lovi rates the Honest Beauty-focused routine Superior for acne-prone skin. ### Is Honest Beauty fragrance-free? Yes, every one of the Honest Beauty products on this page is formulated without fragrance. Lovi rates the Honest Beauty-focused routine Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. ### What are the key ingredients in Honest Beauty products? Honest Beauty products on this page feature key ingredients like [glycerin](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/glycerin) and sorbitol to help keep skin hydrated, alongside soothing plant [extracts](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/extract) such as [calendula](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/ingredients/calendula) flower extract. Every product in this selection lists no fragrance in its ingredients. [Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860834/) ### How do I build a Honest Beauty skincare routine? To build an Honest Beauty routine, start by washing your face with the Gentle Gel Cleanser. Lovi rates the Honest Beauty routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. ### What are good alternatives to Honest Beauty? Good alternatives to Honest Beauty that also have dedicated pages on Lovi include CeraVe, Cetaphil, Paula's Choice, Neutrogena, Kiehl's, and Dermalogica. Lovi rates the CeraVe-focused routine High for dry skin and Superior for oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. ### Honest Beauty vs CeraVe: which is better? Honest Beauty-focused routines achieve a Superior fit for dry skin, oily skin, sensitive skin, combination skin, and acne-prone skin, outperforming CeraVe-focused routines which rate High for dry skin and Superior for the others. ### Who owns Honest Beauty, and where is it from? Honest Beauty is an American brand founded in 2015, owned by The Honest Company, Inc.. [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honest_Company) [investors.honest.com](https://investors.honest.com/static-files/3ab15dec-a116-4d01-95ee-61605db47cb2) [cosmeticsbusiness.com](https://cosmeticsbusiness.com/jessica-alba-steps-down-from-honest-company-leadership) ### Is Honest Beauty cruelty-free? PETA, Leaping Bunny, and Cruelty Free International, the registries Lovi checks, do not list Honest Beauty as cruelty-free. ## Research behind Honest Beauty's key ingredients - [A systematic review of Calendula officinalis extract for wound healing](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31145533/) Calendula officinalis flower extract · Wound Repair and Regeneration, 2019 - [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](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28860834/) Glycerin · Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, 2017 - [Effect of seasonal and geographical differences on skin and effect of treatment with an osmoprotectant: Sorbitol](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23752031/) Sorbitol · Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2013 ## Similar brands - American skincare: [CeraVe](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/cerave) - American skincare: [Cetaphil](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/cetaphil) - American skincare: [Paula's Choice](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/paula-s-choice) - American skincare: [Neutrogena](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/neutrogena) - American skincare: [Kiehl's](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/kiehl-s) - American skincare: [Dermalogica](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/dermalogica) - American skincare: [Good Molecules](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/good-molecules) - American skincare: [Clinique](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/clinique) - American skincare: [SkinCeuticals](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/skinceuticals) - American skincare: [Estée Lauder](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/estee-lauder) ## Popular brands - Korean skincare: [SKIN1004](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/skin1004) - Korean skincare: [Anua](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/anua) - Korean skincare: [Medicube](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/medicube) - Canadian skincare: [The Ordinary](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/the-ordinary) - Korean skincare: [Beauty of Joseon](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/beauty-of-joseon) - Korean skincare: [COSRX](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/cosrx) - French skincare: [La Roche-Posay](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/la-roche-posay) - Korean skincare: [Dr. Althea](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/dr-althea) - Korean skincare: [Some By Mi](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/some-by-mi) - Korean skincare: [Torriden](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/torriden) - Korean skincare: [celimax](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/celimax) - Korean skincare: [Purito](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/purito) - Korean skincare: [ROUND LAB](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/round-lab) - Korean skincare: [AXIS-Y](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/axis-y) - Korean skincare: [d'Alba](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/d-alba) - Korean skincare: [LANEIGE](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/laneige) - Korean skincare: [Haruharu Wonder](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/haruharu-wonder) - Korean skincare: [Pyunkang Yul](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/pyunkang-yul) - Korean skincare: [innisfree](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/innisfree) - French skincare: [Caudalie](https://lovi.care/skincare/nl/brands/caudalie) ## About the Lovi Fit Lovi: Unbiased, science-based skincare AI trained on real user outcomes. Lovi rates every product from its full ingredient list with brand-independent rules its 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. Levels from best to worst: Superior, High, Average, Low, Caution, Warning. Behind these ratings: Nadia Kapleva, MS (Co-founder, Medical Director); Alexey Shagraev, PhD (Co-founder, CEO and CTO); Dr. Sofía Perea Pérez, MD, MSc (Medical Board); Aishani Shah, MD (Medical Board); Asya Zubkova, MS (Medical Board); Hanna Kurets, MD (Medical Board, Medical Advisor); Elina Nazarenko, MD (Medical Board); Victoria Derkova, MS (Medical Board). Page built Nov 8, 2026. 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