# Honest Beauty skincare Page: https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/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 United Kingdom. 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=pgc26fc90a32). ### Honest Beauty cleansers #### Cleansers - [Gentle Gel Cleanser](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/p/honest-beauty/gentle-gel-cleanser/for/dry-skin) — High fit ## Questions and answers ### Is Honest Beauty worth it? Yes, Honest Beauty is worth it because Lovi rates the brand-focused routines Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Additionally, all the Honest Beauty products on this page are fragrance-free. ### What are Honest Beauty's best products? Honest Beauty's best products depend on your skin type, with routines built around the brand rated Superior for dry, oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin. Lovi rates the Gentle Gel Cleanser High for dry and dry sensitive skin, and Average for other skin types. ### Which Honest Beauty cleanser is best for oily skin? The Gentle Gel Cleanser is the best Honest Beauty cleanser for oily skin. Lovi rates it Average for oily skin, while the Honest Beauty-focused routine for oily skin is rated Superior. ### Does Honest Beauty cause breakouts? Honest Beauty is unlikely to cause breakouts, and 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 lists no fragrance in its ingredients. ### What are the key ingredients in Honest Beauty products? Honest Beauty products on this page are completely fragrance-free. The Gentle Gel Cleanser features ingredients such as [glycerin](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/ingredients/glycerin), sorbitol, and [calendula officinalis flower extract](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/ingredients/calendula), which helps soothe and hydrate the skin. [Journal of Cosmetic Science, 2013](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23752031/) ### How do I build a Honest Beauty skincare routine? To build an Honest Beauty routine, start with the Gentle Gel Cleanser, which Lovi rates High for dry skin and dry sensitive skin, and Average for combination, sensitive, oily, and acne-prone skin. Every Honest Beauty product on this page lists no fragrance in its ingredients. Lovi rates the Honest Beauty-focused 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 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 is a better fit for dry skin, where Lovi rates the Honest Beauty-focused routine Superior compared to High for CeraVe. For oily, sensitive, combination, and acne-prone skin, both brands tie with a Superior fit. ### 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/uk/brands/cerave) - American skincare: [Cetaphil](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/cetaphil) - American skincare: [Paula's Choice](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/paula-s-choice) - American skincare: [Neutrogena](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/neutrogena) - American skincare: [Kiehl's](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/kiehl-s) - American skincare: [Dermalogica](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/dermalogica) - American skincare: [Good Molecules](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/good-molecules) - American skincare: [Clinique](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/clinique) - American skincare: [SkinCeuticals](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/skinceuticals) - American skincare: [Estée Lauder](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/estee-lauder) ## Popular brands - Korean skincare: [SKIN1004](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/skin1004) - Korean skincare: [Anua](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/anua) - Korean skincare: [Medicube](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/medicube) - Canadian skincare: [The Ordinary](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/the-ordinary) - Korean skincare: [Beauty of Joseon](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/beauty-of-joseon) - Korean skincare: [COSRX](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/cosrx) - French skincare: [La Roche-Posay](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/la-roche-posay) - Korean skincare: [Dr. Althea](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/dr-althea) - Korean skincare: [Some By Mi](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/some-by-mi) - Korean skincare: [Torriden](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/torriden) - Korean skincare: [celimax](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/celimax) - Korean skincare: [Purito](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/purito) - Korean skincare: [ROUND LAB](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/round-lab) - Korean skincare: [AXIS-Y](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/axis-y) - Korean skincare: [d'Alba](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/d-alba) - Korean skincare: [LANEIGE](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/laneige) - Korean skincare: [Haruharu Wonder](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/haruharu-wonder) - Korean skincare: [Pyunkang Yul](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/pyunkang-yul) - Korean skincare: [innisfree](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/brands/innisfree) - French skincare: [Caudalie](https://lovi.care/skincare/uk/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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