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Best cleansers for dry skin

What makes a good cleanser for dry skin

Cleansers with ceramides and cholesterol help restore your dry skin barrier and ease tightness. Cleansers and washing steps with hyaluronic acid, glycerin, and amino acids deeply hydrate and soften flaky, dehydrated skin.

Dermatologic Therapy, 2004The Journal of Dermatology, 2021

Products are ranked for the concerns frequently associated with dry skin: flakiness, tightness, dehydration, fine lines, and wrinkles. 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. Hyaluronic acid and glycerin draw in deep moisture to soothe tightness and keep dry skin feeling plump.

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    CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser SuperiorAmazon£8.29

    Why we picked it. This product will cleanse your skin from impurities while its ceramides and sodium hyaluronate work to deeply hydrate and restore your dry skin's natural barrier.

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    La Roche-Posay Toleriane Hydrating Gentle Cleanser SuperiorAmazon£16.60

    Why we picked it. This product will cleanse your skin from impurities while its hydrating properties, enhanced by ceramides and niacinamide, will help to improve your dry skin's texture and hydration.

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    Fresh Soy Face Cleanser SuperiorAmazon£14.99

    Why we picked it. This step cleans your skin from impurities while providing exceptional hydration for your dry skin, thanks to ingredients like Glycerin and Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, which help maintain moisture balance and soothe flakiness.

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    ROUND LAB 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Gel SuperiorAmazon£11.50

    Why we picked it. This product will cleanse your skin from impurities while its hydrating ingredients like Sodium Hyaluronate and Kelp Extract will provide exceptional moisture retention for your dry skin.

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    Dr. Dennis Gross Hyaluronic Marine Meltaway Cleanser SuperiorAmazon£24.49
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    Tata Harper Nourishing Oil Cleanser SuperiorAmazon£70.00
Where it goes in the routine: the full routine for dry skin

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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.

How does it fit your skin?

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