Your three-step skincare regime starts here
The most important step in your daily skincare regime? Cleanse, cleanse, cleanse. To make life easier, we’ve tried and tested the best luxury treatment cleansers on the market, to help you get the most from your daily purifying regime.
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The Best Treatment Cleansers
SkinCeuticals
Best For: Sensitive skin
Gentle Cleanser, £44, johnbellcroyden.co.uk
Formulated to help soothe and calm skin using a blend of orange oil and emollients, SkinCeuticals’ gentle cleanser also hydrates and smooths rough surface textures for clean, glowing results.
Verdilab
Best For: Hydration
Nourishing Rich Cleansing Balm, £65, johnbellcroyden.co.uk
Ideal for sensitive skin, this mild cream is made using a completely natural formula that purify skin without drying or stripping the surface. Expect a cleansing experience that smooths and moisturises skin for glowing results.
Eve Lom
Best For: A balanced complexion
Cleanser, £60, marksandspencer.com
A true cult classic, nothing beats Eve Lom’s balm cleanser as the ultimate daily skin treat. Containing eucalyptus, clove, hops and chamomile oil, massage it into dry skin at the end of each day and lay over with a hot muslin cloth to open pores, before gently cleansing and exfoliating skin.
Sarah Chapman
Best For: Smart skincare
Ultimate Cleanse, £54, johnbellcroyden.co.uk
Packed with collagen-stimulating peptides, skin-normalising vitamin A and potent skin-defence antioxidants, Sarah Chapman’s Ultimate Cleanse is hailed as one of the most effective products for simultaneously removing makeup and cleaning, conditioning and brightening skin.
Samaya Ayurvedic Skincare
Best For: Softer skin
Hydrating Cleanser Pitta , £59, johnbellcroyden.co.uk
Smitten. There’s no other word for it. This unique formulation bursts with Ayurvedic botanicals such as jasmine, turmeric and saffron and (anti-inflammatory) Gotu Kola oil, silkily lifting impurities and makeup and leaving skin soft and glowing as a newborn’s cheek. Durga (one of the most powerful Hindu goddesses) would have used it, had she had the chance.
Guy Morgan
Best For: Sustainable skincare
Dagger Rose Cleansing Powder, £14, standarddose.com
Made with sustainably sourced ingredients, this botanical blend is activated by water and leaves skin free from impurities, renewed and refreshed. It is natural, vegan and cruelty-free and features 100 percent plastic-free packaging. Rub the powder with a little water to form a cleansing paste that leaves skin completely clean.
Elemis
Best For: A collagen boost
Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm, £46, elemis.com
This oil-based pro-collagen cleansing balm is the perfect accompaniment to the pro-collagen marine cream moisturiser. Apply all over dry skin and leave for a couple of minutes before removing with a muslin cloth.
Emma Hardie
Best For: Soothing and brightening
Amazing Face Natural Lift and Sculpt Moringa Cleansing Balm, £36.35, feelunique.com
Worth the hype, this cleansing balm is a favourite amongst celebrities, beauty editors and bloggers alike. Containing moringa seeds, wild sea fennel and vitamin E with orange neroli and mandarin it’s a balancing, calming treatment cleanser that cleanses skin, minimises pores and revitalises lifeless skin. We love it.
La Mer
Best For: On-the-go skincare
The Cleansing Micellar Water, £85, harveynichols.com
Light and fresh enough to use once or twice every day, this micellar water cleanser is our favourite quick fix, making it a product we don’t travel without.
Shiseido
Best For: Plump and dewy skin
Extra Rich Cleansing Milk, £27, johnlewis.com
Great for sensitive skin, the gentle cleansing milk lathers to a foam and removes impurities and dead skin cells along with the day’s dirt and makeup.
Omorovicza
Best For: Makeup removal
Thermal Cleansing Balm, £22, cultbeauty.co.uk
This cleanser contains Hungarian Moor Mud and is a powerful balm formula that can remove even waterproof makeup in one go.
Clarins
Best For: Dry skin
Gentle Foaming Cleanser For Dry/Sensitive Skin, £23, johnlewis.com
A great shout for dry or sensitive skin, this foaming cleanser makes skin feel really clean without drying it out. Shea butter softens and smooths.
Liz Earle
Best For: All skin types
Cleanse & Polish™ Hot Cloth Cleanser Rose & Lavender Relaxing Edition, £17, lizearle.com
Liz Earle is renowned for its cleansers, and for good reason. They’re gentle yet thorough, cruelty free and work for all skin types. This limited edition version has a lovely rose and lavender scent too.
