10 Moisture-Boosting Facial Cleansers That Won't Leave Your Skin Feeling Dry
With the season beginning to change from summer to fall, it might be time to reassess your daily skincare routine to ensure your skin is getting enough hydration before temperatures start to cool off. Heavy-duty face washes that lather away oil, sunscreen and sweat work wonders on skin in the heat, but once fall hits your skin might need a gentler, more hydrating face cleanser.
From soothing cleansing milks for sensitive skin to rich, makeup removing balms, here are 10 hydrating cleansers to swap into your morning face wash routine this fall.
Cleansing Balms
Marcelle
With the word comforting right in the name, this milky cleanser delivers on nourishing the skin without stripping away your natural moisture barrier.
Comforting Cleansing Milk, $15, beautyBOUTIQUE.ca
Dermalogica
A key step in the popular double cleansing routine, this water activated balm-to-oil cleanser and makeup remover gently dissolves stubborn waterproof mascara and comes with a double-sided cleansing mitt to help exfoliate the skin.
Pre Cleanse Balm, $62, dermalogica.ca (available September 7th)
The Body Shop
This vegan cleansing butter is a best-seller from The Body Shop and it’s easy to see why. It gently removes makeup and impurities from the skin while camomile extract soothes any irritation.
Camomile Sumptuous Cleansing Butter, $16, thebodyshop.com
Farmacy
Containing sunflower and ginger root oil to gently cleanse the skin, this balm melts away even the most hard-to-take-off makeup.
Green Clean Makeup Meltaway Cleansing Balm with Echinacea, $44, sephora.com
Dr. Hauschka
With soothing ingredients like calendula and St. John’s wort, this mild cleansing cream works on all skin types to clean skin and refine pores — without leaving your face feeling dry.
Cleansing Cream, $34, beautyBOUTIQUE.ca
Eve Lom
A sister product to the brand’s beloved cleanser (the one that Vogue magazine dubbed “probably the best cleanser in the world”), this luxe gel-to-balm face wash contains shea butter and grapeseed oil to moisturize the skin.
Gel-Balm Cleanser, $72, murale.ca (available in September)
Roger & Gallet
This two-in-one is both a cleanser and a mask. As a cleanser, apply the gel to dry skin and massage it until the texture turns into an oil, then rinse. For a mask, leave the gel on your skin for three minutes for a detoxifying treatment.
Aura Mirabilis Extra-Fine Cleansing Mask, $25, sephora.com
Glamglow
This cleansing balm transforms from a jelly to a milk with a splash of water and earns its galactic name thanks to ingredients like moonflower oil and “meteorite” powder to deeply cleanse the skin.
Galactic Cleanse Hydrating Jelly Balm Cleanser, $46, sephora.com
Vichy
Enriched with vitamin E and glycerin, this ultra-gentle milky cleanser leaves skin clean and refreshed with no rinsing necessary.
Pureté Thermale Nourishing Cleansing Milk Balm, $20, beautyBOUTIQUE.CA
Omorovicza
This rich black cleansing balm contains Hungarian moor mud and sweet almond oil to detoxify and hydrate the skin.
Thermal Cleansing Balm, $110, sephora.com
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