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Cleansing oils are everywhere. Thanks to the beauty industry catching on to the coconut-based oil cleansing method as well as the hype and proven results of oil cleaning and clearing up skin, oil cleansers have now been introduced into the American beauty market as facial essentials. From Japanese inspired brand formulations to British beauty brands and American labels there are now beauty cleansing oils for everyone no matter their skin type or budget.
The best cleansing oils for your face are the ones formulated for your skin type. From oily to dry and acne prone to sensitive and temperamental, here are some of the best face cleansing oils for every skin type and budget (in no particular order):
DHC Deep Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Olive and Rosemary Leaf Oil
We Like This Best For: Acne Prone, Combination Skin, Dry Skin and Sensitive Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
Burt’s Bee’s Facial Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Sunflower Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Argan Oil
We Like This Best For: Oily Skin, Combination Skin, Dry Skin, Sensitive Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
L’Occitane Shea Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Baobab Seed Oil, Shea Butter Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil
We Like This Best For: Dry Skin and Normal Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
Murad Renewing Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Soybean Oil, Jojoba Oil, Olive Oil, Sweet Almond, Grape Seed
Great For: Dry Skin, Normal Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Rosehip Seed Oil, Olive Oil, Avocado Oil
We Like This Best For: Dry Skin, Normal Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
Clinique Take The Day Off Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: This cleanser looks and feels oily but does not actually contain any oils. The ingredients are oil-like and it also emulsifies and rinses clean. Though syn ethic, the formulation is clean. We really like this cleanser.
We Like This Best For: All Skin Types (It’s also fragrance free)
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
Philosophy Purity Made Simple Mineral Oil-Free Facial Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Olive Oil, Sandlewood Oil, Sage Oil, Carrot Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Rosewood Oil, Geranium Oil, Chamomile Flower Oil, Palmarosa Oil (Species of grass in the lemon grass family), Amyris Bark Oil, Cassia Leaf Oil
Great For: All Skin Types
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
Josie Maran Argan Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Organic Argan Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil, Grape Seed Oil
We Like This Best For: All Skin Types
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
Tatcha Pure One-Step Camellia Cleansing Oil
Oils Formulated with: Rice Bran Oil, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil (A light botanical oil with a higher percentage of omega-9 oleic acid than olive oil)
We Like This Best For: All Skin Types
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
First Aid Beauty Milk Oil Conditioning Cleanser
Oils Formulated with: Sunflower Seed Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Avocado) Oil, Jojoba Seed Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Coconut Oil, Olive Oil
We Like This Best For: Dry Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
AmorePacific Treatment Cleansing Oil Face & Eyes
Oils Formulated with: Camellia Seed Oil, Babassu Seed Oil, Coconut Oil
We Like This Best For: All Skin Types
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Yes
One Love Organics Vitamin B Enzyme Cleansing Oil + Makeup Remover
Oils Formulated With: Organic Sunflower Seed Oil, Organic Pumpkin Seed Oil, Papaya Seed Oil (This oil is fragranced but it is organic fragrance).
We Like This Best For: All Skin Types
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
Desert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face Wash with Organic Tea Tree Oil and Awapuhi
Oils Formulated With: Coconut Oil, Tall Oil, Palmarosa Oil, Matricaria Flower Oil, Calendula Flower Oil, Blue Cypress Oil, Bitter Orange Peel Oil, Tea Tree Oil (This face wash is not marketing as a cleansing oil, because it’s been proven and popular long before the cleansing oil branding phase, but clearly is one)
We Like This Best For: Oily Skin, Combination Skin
Emulsion/Oily To Milky: Slightly
