Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A soap-free, no-rinse micellar water to remove makeup, cleanse, and tone.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
To let you in on a little French secret, you can remove makeup, cleanse, and tone in a single step—without using water. No rinse needed, just a quick swipe, and makeup, impurities, and sebum cling to the formula. The number one cleanser in France, Caudalie’s Micellar Cleansing Water acts like a magnet to lift dirt, oil, excess sebum, and makeup from the face and eyes. The formula is powered by organic grape water, chamomile extract, and plant glycerin to soothe, moisturize, and soften skin.

Because no water is needed, this is the perfect cleanser for your gym bag to cleanse on the go. Use with a cotton pad or with your hands. The ultra-gentle formula is perfect for all skin types, even the highly sensitive ones.

What else you need to know:
This product is vegan, non-toxic, cruelty-free, dermatologist tested, hypoallergenic, safe for sensitive skin, and free of alcohol and all synthetic chemicals, gluten, GMOs, and fillers.

Research results:
According to a user test with 21 volunteers over 28 days:
- 95% of participants reported a thoroughly cleansed face
- 90% of participants reported thoroughly cleansed eyes
- 96% of participants reported this product was not sticky

Clean at Sephora
When you spot our Clean seal, you can be sure we’ve checked that this brand’s product is made without the ingredients you told us you’d most like to avoid. 

Clean at Sephora™ is formulated without: 
Sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, Triclosan, Triclocarban. All skincare, hair, and makeup brands with the Clean Seal have less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
An ultra-hydrating cleansing water that whisks away dirt and makeup while calming the skin.

Solutions for:
- Oiliness
- Redness
- Dryness

If you want to know more…
The Neogen Dermalogy Real Flower Cleansing Water is perfect as a post-cleansing toner or a standalone cleansing step, similar to micellar water. With real calendula petals suspended in water, the calming formula is perfect for those with easily irritated or redness-prone skin. Those with oily, combination, or acne-prone skin can benefit from its balancing formula that whisks away excess oil and sebum while keeping your skin hydrated.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is cruelty-free.

Curated by Charlotte Cho, co-founder of Soko Glam, Editor-in-Chief of The Klog, licensed esthetician, and author of The Little Book of Skin Care. Soko Glam is the most trusted Korean beauty and lifestyle shop that curates the best selection of Korean skin care and makeup.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A refreshing micellar cleansing water to detox and hydrate skin.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness/uneven textures
- Pores

If you want to know more…
This translucent fresh water leaves the skin perfectly cleansed, soft, and supple. Ginger flower plant essence detoxes, purifies, and revitalizes, yuzu extract moisturizes, and micellar molecules cleanse the skin. The vitamin-enriched ginger flower fragrance immediately invigorates.

What else you need to know:
Cultivated especially for Kenzo in Asia, Ginger helps to produce a healthy-looking glow and provides a radiance boost. The ginger plant essence has toning and revitalizing benefits.

Research results:
In a self-evaluation test with 30 women, application on face and eyes twice a day for 28 consecutive days:
- 100% said the skin is neat and free of makeup
- 90% said the skin is purified

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A gentle, makeup-melting micellar water powered by skin-brightening vitamins and berries.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Uneven skin tone

If you want to know more…
This gentle micellar water, stripped of six harmful ingredients (including mineral oil and synthetic colorants), gives immediate and long-term benefits. Instantly, it melts away makeup while maintaining moisture levels. Over time through an antioxidant blend of vitamins B, C, and superberry extract, it brightens and protects.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is dermatologist tested. LANEIGE does not test ingredients or products on animals.

What it is:
A cleansing water for the face and eyes that removes all traces of makeup and impurities.

What it does:
This cleansing water removes makeup and impurities with incredible efficiency—no rinsing needed. Cleanse and tone the skin without leaving an oily film, leaving skin perfectly cleansed, toned, free of makeup, and ready for moisturizer application.

What else you need to know:
black|Up is the French upscale beauty brand dedicated to women of color. The Paris-based line is known for its range of professional-quality makeup that is developed by women of color and answers the specific needs of darker skin tones.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
An oil-free wipe-off cleanser that removes impurities, makeup, and oil.

Solutions for:
- Oiliness
- Dryness

If you want to know more…
This gentle water-based cleanser whisks away the impurities, makeup, and oil that can clog pores and lead to imperfections. The pH-balanced formulation maintains skin’s natural balance, eliminating excess oil, hydrating, and cleansing skin without dryness or tightness. Skin is left refreshed and invigorated.

What else you need to know:
This formula is dermatologist tested, noncomedogenic, and free of alcohol and oil.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A cleansing water that removes makeup, dirt, and impurities without the need to rinse.

If you want to know more…
This soothing cleansing water removes dirt, impurities, and makeup for skin that feels clean, hydrated, toned, and refreshed.

What it is:
An all-in-one, rinse-free cleansing water for all skin types.

What it does:
This oil-free, lathering Call Time Gentle Cleansing Water gently removes makeup and impurities from the face, eyes, and lips. Its calming formula gently cleans and rejuvenates tired skin, while hydrating and renewing, leaving even the most sensitive skin with a soft healthy-looking glow.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is vegan, free of gluten, made with certified organic ingredients, and recommended for all skin types. All Cinema Secrets PRO Cosmetics are cruelty-free.

What it is:
A mineral makeup remover made with botanical extracts.

What it is formulated to do:
Recommended for all skin types, the easy-to-use, gentle Cleansing Spa Water is Koh Gen Do's bestselling skin care product. It gently yet thoroughly removes makeup and impurities from the skin with micellar water—which contains skin-loving ingredients that prevent skin from irritation and dryness while removing makeup and residue from the skin for a fresh and clean feeling. It is infused with mineral-rich hot spring water and six essential herbs to protect and nurture skin. White birch sap, harvested only three weeks each spring, adds minerals and xylitol as it effectively removes makeup, oils, and residue. Rich in nutrients, it replenishes and rejuvenates as it cleanses the skin.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This formula includes the extracts of essential herbs including: rosemary leaf, sage leaf, lavender, artemsia princeps leaf, perilla ocymoides, and ginger root. It is suitable for sensitive skin and eyes.

What it is:
An herbal cleansing water that easily removes makeup and leaves skin soothed, fresh, and deep cleansed.

What it is formulated to do:
Cleansing Herb Water is a mineral oil-free cleansing water that easily removes makeup and deeply cleanses skin. This moisture-rich formula contains tri-herb tea complex—a blend of Saint John's wort, burdock, and dill—which are natural antioxidant-rich ingredients that leave skin fresh and clear after cleansing. Gently soothing for even the most sensitive skin types, it refreshes without an oily residue for a clean, smooth finish.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This dermatologist tested product is free of mineral oil, petrolatum, synthetic preservatives, dyes, and fragrances, and animal origin ingredients.

What it is:
A light, fresh, sea-inspired cleanser that sweeps away dirt and micro-emulsifies makeup in one pristine step.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
Powered by micro-capsules, marine micelles (small round cleansing structures) lift away surface impurities and pollutants—even waterproof makeup—with no need for rinsing. Restorative marine nutrients help to re-mineralize, hydrate, and renew for a refreshed, revitalized, and soothed complexion.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
When once is not enough (think extra-heavy makeup, or compromised air quality), La Mer suggests starting with the Cleansing Micellar Water to remove makeup, and following with the Cleansing Foam. Micellar waters first surfaced in France, where hard water is often too rough on skin. In the fashion world, they have become a necessity for makeup artists, especially during show season when models need quick and dramatic makeup changes.

Miracle Broth is at the heart of La Mer and is infused into every treatment in the collection. This elixir is formulated with hand-harvested sea kelp and other nutrients and minerals unlocked via a natural fermentation process. Surging with vital energies, it supports the five facets of natural healing: moisture, regeneration, soothing, smoothing, and radiance—which help to bring skin back to its healthiest state.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A three-in-one, micellar water that simultaneously refreshes, cleanses, and removes makeup.

Solutions for:
- Dryness

If you want to know more…
Formulated with Erborian’s complex of seven herbs, Cleansing Micellar Water gently cleanses the skin every day without drying. This micellar water delicately removes makeup—even waterproof—from the face, lips, and eye contour, leaving an instant, pleasant feeling of freshness. The micelles infused in this formula help to trap impurities. In a single step, the face looks clean, moisturized, and luminous. There’s no need to rinse it off—just pour it into a cotton pad and swipe off impurities and makeup.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

Research results:
In a consumer use test with 32 volunteers, after one month of use:
- 100% saw cleaner skin
- 97% found product to delicately remove makeup
- 94% said that skin felt comfortable

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
An all-in-one cleansing water that tones, brightens, and removes makeup and impurities in one step.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Pores

If you want to know more…
Dermaclear Micro Water is made with 85 percent hydrogen mineral water. Hydrogen mineral water penetrates to remove all makeup and impurities while toning the skin, and is suitable for even the delicate eye area. Skin looks and feels purified, fresh, revived, and toned without tightness or dryness.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
This product is free from 10 harmful ingredients, including artificial fragrance and color, denatured alcohol, triethanolamine, sulfate-based surfactants, triclosan, mineral oil, propylene glycol, and DEA, which causes skin irritation.

What it is:
A soap-free, oil-free, and alcohol-free water that removes face makeup and tones the skin.

What it does:
This formula gently yet thoroughly sweeps makeup away without rubbing while soothing botanical ingredients, including cucumber and chamomile, hydrate, comfort, and add radiance. The result: purified and toned skin.

What else you need to know:
This product is non-comedogenic, dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested.

Research results:
-100% agree that the product was gentle to their skin
-100% agree that the product was not irritating to their skin
-100% agree that the product left the skin feeling refreshed
-100% agree that the product removed surface oil from the skin
-100% agree that the product left their skin feeling clean
-97% agree that the product left their skin feeling soft
-97% agree that the product removed makeup without stripping the skin

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A three-in-one face primer and setting spray that hydrates, preps, and refreshes skin.

Photo Finish Primers got a makeover! It’s the same formula you’ve always loved, just with a fresh new look. Now it’s easier than ever to find a primer that’s perfect for your skin needs.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
Mist on Photo Finish Primer Water to add radiance and prep skin for makeup application. It instantly absorbs into skin for lasting hydration, leaving it looking ultra-soft. It delivers revitalizing electrolytes that reawaken skin and restore moisture. Use it as a face mist or setting spray to refresh makeup throughout the day.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Phthalates

What else you need to know:
"I use it as a primer before makeup, as a setting spray to help keep makeup in place, and as a misting spray throughout the day to refresh skin. It’s like a spa in a bottle!"—Lori Taylor Davis, Global Pro Lead Artist at Smashbox

This product is cruelty-free, non-acnegenic, ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested, and works for all skin types. It’s free of silicone, oil, talc, and sodium lauryl sulfate. It is also vegan.

Research results:
In a consumer study, after 1 use:
- 93% said it leaves skin instantly hydrated
- 90% said it absorbs quickly

In a consumer study, after 1 week of use:
- 90% said skin felt refreshed
- 93% said it worked well with their skintone

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A signature, 100 percent organic formula that’s suitable for even the most sensitive skin and extracted directly from grapes in Bordeaux, with the dual power to both increase hydration and reduce sensitivity.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Redness

If you want to know more…
A cult favorite among makeup artists and celebrities, Grape Water provides an immediate benefit of improved hydration and diminished skin sensitivity upon use. Rich in moisturizing polysaccharides, mineral salts, and potassium, Grape Water has an intense ability to retain water. Perfect for sensitive skin and the perfect go-to after any harsh peels or uncomfortable irritation, it acts as a calming treatment—soothing rosacea, reducing redness and sensitivity, and calming rashes. The unique composition with mineral and active plant ingredients strengthens the skin's barrier function, making it more resilient and less sensitive over time. The versatile product can be used as a toner after cleansing, as a setting spray before applying makeup, or to refresh and hydrate the skin throughout the day.

What else you need to know:
Makeup pro tip: dampen makeup sponge to give dewy glow to foundation. Dampen eyeshadow brush to intensify shadow pigment. Caudalie founder Mathilde Thomas discovered this precious water on her parent’s vineyard in Bordeaux when her family during the harvest to extract water from the grapes.

"This is literally pure grape water, so you can think of this as like a fire hydrant for your face. If you have irritation, if you have dryness, if you have anything that is going on that you just want to soothe it, calm it, hydrate it, bring it back to normal—that’s what this does and it’s incredible. Plus, you can set your makeup in the end with it, too!"—David Razzano, Sephora Pro Artist

"Our entire Sephora Pro Team is obsessed with this because we realize that it takes away redness in the skin, so it’s perfect for a person like myself who gets super flushed every time I do any activity at all. This is like a quick fix because it just takes the redness down pretty immediately. We use it backstage a lot in fashion week because it basically takes down that redness."—Helen Phillips, Sephora Pro Artist

Research results:
In a corneometry, 12 volunteers:
- +127% immediate hydration

In a clinical test, 20 volunteers:
- -62% in skin sensitivity

Clean at Sephora
When you spot our Clean seal, you can be sure we’ve checked that this brand’s product is made without the ingredients you told us you’d most like to avoid. 

Clean at Sephora™ is formulated without: 
Sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, Triclosan, Triclocarban. All skincare, hair, and makeup brands with the Clean Seal have less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.