If you're looking for a way to soothe your skin or if you want to try something new for your routine, consider trying a cleanser with calming ingredients. These ingredients can help reduce redness and irritation, and some can even improve the appearance of your skin. Here are some of the most popular calming cleansers that you can use on a daily basis.
$39.50
If you’re looking for a true foaming cleanser, this may not be for you. It did make my skin feel really fresh and clean and the tea tree scent was calming....This is a very calming cleanser. The smell of the tea tree oil is very calming when you're massaging it on your face.
What it is: A gentle foaming cleanser with spot-targeting technology to fight new and emerging impurities while shrinking the look of pores.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness
Formulation: Foam
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Teatreement™ Solution (Tea Tree Leaf Extract, Tea Tree Leaf Oil, 4-Terpineol): Cleanses impurities and supports skin‘s pH balance.
- Green Calming Complex (Green Tea Extract, Aloe Vera Leaf Extract, Chamomile Flower Extract, Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract): Soothes and hydrates.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, minera
$28.00
What it is: A cleansing oil designed to melt away makeup, sebum, and impurities—perfect for double cleansing and pore care.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Formulation: Oil
What Else You Need to Know: This cleansing oil reduces excess sebum and oil for a fresh, balanced complexion without stripping the skin. It gently removes makeup, SPF, and daily impurities while maintaining the skin’s natural moisture levels. It also soothes and comforts irritated skin with calming heartleaf extract for clear-, healthy-looking skin.
$22.00
Spa like cleanser...Amazing cleanser that I will keep buying. Smells so calming and clean. ...My absolute favourite cleanser! I’ve used it for 5+ years and will continue to!
What it is: A soap-free cleanser that gently removes impurities, without disturbing the skin’s natural moisture balance.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dryness, and Oiliness
Formulation: Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Lavender: Soothes skin.
- Quillaja Saponaria Bark Extract: Naturally foams and cleanses.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
$24.50
Calming and Moisturizing, Love It!...I’m very happy with this cleanser! It is very gentle, calming and moisturizing. ...i absolutely love this cleanser. The scent is so calming and my skin feels so soft and moisturized after washing my face.
What it is: A calming cream facial cleanser packed with plant extracts that effectively cleanses without stripping the skin of its natural, healthy oils.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Dullness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Rapeseed Oil: A source of fatty acids rich in antioxidant properties.
- Chamomile: A calming, soothing agent that cares for visible blemishes and eczema and soothes irritation.
- Shiitake Mushroom Extract: Improves skin barrier strength and encourages a feeling of renewal.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
$9.50
I have sensitive oily skin, and have never been able to use salicylic acid cleansers or other oily skin cleansers without extreme irritation and feeling right, but I can use this cleanser twice a day without issue....Clarifying cleanser that works...I feel like this cleanser really cleans and smoothes my skin. I don’t use daily as it’s a bit stripping.
What it is: A gel cleanser that gently cleanses and exfoliates the skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spot, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 0.5% Nordic Peat: Contains fulvic acid, which helps to gently exfoliate skin.
- 1.5% Kakadu Plum Extract: Nourishes skin.
- 1% Licorice Root Extract: Reduces the look of hyperpigmentation and visibly brightens overall skin tone.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Containing 0.5% Fulvic Acid, this gentle formula cleanses the skin removing makeup—even eye makeup.
$65.00
What it is: An oil for blemish-prone skin that reduces the appearance of blemishes and targets future breakouts while keeping your skin hydrated, nourished, and visibly even toned.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Acne and Blemishes
Formulation: Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Black Cumin Seed: A calming oil that visibly targets blemishes, reduces redness, and soothes irritation.
- Blue Tansy: Naturally fights the look of blemishes while calming and soothing.
- Rosehip Oil: Fades the look of scars, visibly evens out skin tone, and hydrates.
ITEM: 2940161
Size: 6 oz/170.1 mL
$37.00
Until now. This is an amazing cleanser - lightweight, very gentle and calming, and leaves my skin feeling thoroughly clean, no residue. ...Calming cleaner for sensitive skin...I have been using this cleanser ever since I received it and I love it. It has a calming effect on my sensitive skin.
What it is: A fragrance-free, gentle cleanser that effectively removes makeup, dirt, and grime, leaving skin soft and supple.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Redness
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Aloe: Helps calm, soothe, and nurture skin.
- Allantoin: Helps calm and soothe skin.
- Glycerin: A natural humectant that helps hydrate and smooth skin's appearance.
ITEM: 2842557
Size: 5 oz / 150 mL
$49.00
This is my first time trying anything from Drunk Elephant and I can see why it’s such a beloved brand. This cleanser is beyond gentle, it’s creamy and calming and cleans without striping your skin. ...This cleanser is ultra-gentle, and balances skin as it removes water-resistant makeup, sunscreen, and daily pollution. ...Calming and soothing
What it is: An ultra-gentle, low-lather cream cleanser that calms and balances skin as it gently removes water-resistant makeup, sunscreen, and daily pollution.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Redness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 1.0% Colloidal Oatmeal: Used for its antioxidant compounds and redness-reducing abilities.
- Sclerocarya Birrea (Marula) Seed Oil: Moisturizes and nourishes skin for a healthy glow.
- Shorea Stenoptera Seed Butter: Rich in fatty acids and intensely moisturizing.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: Mello Marula soothes and replenishes sk
ITEM: 2879963
Size: 4 oz/120 mL
$51.00
Six stars!! This cleanser is exactly what I've been looking for in a make-up remover and cleanser. ...Great gentle daily cleanser
What it is: A gentle daily Ayurvedic milky gel cleanser that visibly brightens the look of skin, targets redness, unclogs pores, and refines uneven skin texture.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Black Cumin Seed Oil: Brightens, balances, and unclogs pores with fatty acids and Vitamin A.
- Turmeric: Helps purify, brighten, and improve skin texture and even skin tone.
$25.00
If you’re looking for a high-quality cleanser that’s effective but still gentle enough for daily use, Tatcha is absolutely worth trying....Love this cleanser!!! It has a calming aroma that really helps relax me when I use it which is my favorite part.
What it is: A PH-neutral, daily cream cleanser that gently washes away impurities without stripping skin—leaving it hydrated, feeling soft, and looking luminous.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Skincare Concerns: Dryness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blend of Japanese Algae: Leaves skin feeling soft, comforted, and nourished.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Helps skin look smooth and plump with hydration.
- Tatcha‘s Signature Hadasei-3: Restores a visibly healthy-, youthful-looking radiance.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
