The best way to clean your face is with a clay cleanser. A good cleanser will remove dirt, oil, and makeup without dehydrating your skin or causing it to break out. It will also have a pH level that is compatible with your skin type. Here are some of our favorites.
ITEM: 2564664
Size: 3.5 oz / 100 g
$26.00
What it is: A dual-action exfoliating facial bar cleanser that gently cleanses and exfoliates skin to visibly reduce pores and minimize shine.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Amazonian White Clay: Helps absorb excess oil and nourish skin.
- Bamboo Powder: Visibly smooths rough skin texture and helps unclog the look of pores.
Ingredient Callouts: This product comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This facial cleansing bar nourishes your pores while visibly refining skin texture.
ITEM: 2672863
Size: 3.5 oz / 100 g
$51.50
THIS PRODUCT DOESN'T STRIP ME AND TIGHTEN MY SKIN LIKE THE "HYDRATING" CLEANSERS I'M USED TO. Cleanser and exfoliator all in one that gives me the best glow and cuts on my routines complexity! ...Love this! Effective cleanser but gentle enough to use twice daily. The powder is great for travel as well.
What it is: A purifying, clay powder cleanser with double-exfoliating power that detoxifies skin, reduces excess oil, and minimizes the look of pores.
Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Uneven Texture, and Oiliness
Formulation: Scrub
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fairly Traded Amazonian White Clay: Absorbs excess oil and detoxifies skin.
- Microcrystalline Cellulose Grains: Visibly smooth skin through physical exfoliation.
- Alpha Hydroxy Acid: Visibly refines texture for softer, smoother skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, su
$58.00
It doesn't strip your skin or dry you out or anything you'd assume a "clay" would do. I love it. And when I want to exfoliate I mix in a little of the dermalogica microfoliant in with the cleanser with my hands, because the microfoliant alone is too much for me now too. 10 out of 10....It’s hard to find a good gray clay cleanser…...My long-time gray clay facial cleanser was discontinued, so I decided to try this Dermalogica one after some research.
What it is: A charcoal clay cleanser that diminishes the look of pores and oily skin, leaving skin feeling clean, hydrated, and healthy.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness
Formulation: Rich Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Kaolin Clay: Helps absorb excess oil and exfoliates skin to remove dead cells, dirt, grime, and visible signs of pollution.
- Activated Binchotan Charcoal: Removes impurities and minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Murumuru Seed: Provides nutrients and protection from free-radical and sun damage.
$43.50
Mild cleanser...This is a mild cleanser. The texture of "clay" isn't as thick as I had expected and the product does not create as much foam when lathered. ...Solid cleanser at a great price...This cleanser is definitely better for my skin than most non-clay cleansers, and I plan to continue using it.
What it is: A sulfate-free, clay-to-foam cleanser that is blended with special mineral-rich glacial and kaolin clays to help detox, cleanse, and reduce excess oil.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Pores, and Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Rich Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sulfate-free Coconut Cleansers: Help to effectively remove dirt and makeup without stripping skin’s natural lipids and reduce excess oil.
- Brazilian Kaolin Volcanic Clay: Helps control sebum secretion and remove residue.
- Canadian Glacial Clay: Helps detoxify, soothe, and cleanse.
$46.00
By far the best daily cleanser i've used, and ive tried alot, I'm thinking Jack Black and Kiehls are my go to now, great value to!
What it is: A two-in-one glycolic facial cleanser and purifying mask to clear away buildup and oils that clog pores and dull skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Oiliness, and Blemishes
Formulation: Cream
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This cleanser is formulated with glycolic acid, a highly effective chemical exfoliant to remove dead skin buildup for a visibly softer, firmer, and clearer skin. Volcanic ash works as a gentle physical exfoliant to help smooth and resurface the skin. Kaolin Clay draws out skin impurities and helps control shine.
ITEM: 2712032
Size: 4 oz / 118.3 ml
$32.00
The Pattern Deep Scalp Detox has some wonderful ingredients like invigorating Australian Tea Tree Oil, Pink Clay and Lemon Peel Oil.. It has left my hair extra soft and the cleanest it’s ever felt! ...I have curly to wavy hair depending on how I style it. The pink clay and lemon peel in this deep scalp detox really help purge my hair from all the unwanted diet and grime.
What it is: A two-in-one serum that naturally purges impurities from the scalp without stripping your hair's natural oils.
Hair Texture: Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Flaky / Dry Scalp
- Oily Scalp
- Scalp Build Up
Key Benefits:
- Naturally purges dirt from scalp
- Hair is left soft and refreshed
- Restores scalp health
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Australian Tea Tree Oil, pH-balancing Pink Clay, and Lemon Peel Oil: Purge dirt, dead skin, and lingering product.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone
$52.00
I love this clay cleanser!! My skin is normally irritated from other clay cleansers but this one is easy to remove and leaves my skin so refreshed and clean. ...But the Clearcalm Clarifying Clay Cleanser does a great job at leaving my skin feeling balanced.
What it is: A purifying cleanser that gently exfoliates to combat breakouts, blemishes, excess sebum, dead-skin-cell buildup, dirt, and pollution.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- French Kaolin Clay: Draws out impurities and excess sebum.
- Willow Bark Extract: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- May Blossom Extract: Visibly clarifies skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
ITEM: 2418242
Size: 5 oz / 150 mL
$38.00
Farmacy's Whipped Greens Foaming Cleanser This reminded me more of a cream cleanser, but worked much better than any cream cleanser I've ever tried. ...I've been searching for a cleanser to replace my beloved but now discontinued Dermalogica Dermal Clay Cleanser.
What it is: An oil-free, soap-free, creamy foaming cleanser that unclogs pores and draws out dirt, oil, and impurities—without over-stripping skin.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness, and Oiliness
Formulation: Scrub
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Moringa Seed Extract and Moringa Water: Remove environmental pollutants, visibly purifying and refreshing skin.
- Papaya Enzyme and Green Clay: Exfoliate skin, absorb surface oil, cleanse pores, and remove buildup.
- Sodium PCA: Maintains hydration for supple-, healthy-looking skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free and comes in recyclable packaging.
What Else You Need to Know: This
$38.00
Best clay cleanser I've used...It's soooo much better than any of the clay cleaners ive used in the past. Its a gentle/effective clay cleanser that's not as drying as regular foam cleaners but not as mild as those non-foaming cleansers that feel like they dont actuallty wash away anything. ...This is by far my most favorite clay cleanser.
What it is: A cleanser that exfoliates skin and minimizes the look of pores.
Skin Type: Combination and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Oiliness
Formulation: Scrub
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Oat Kernel Meal: A natural exfoliant and absorbent of surface oil known for its anti-irritant and anti-redness properties.
- Amazonian White Clay: Helps purify and detoxify skin, removing bacteria, toxins, excess oil, and dead cells that can clog skin.
- Aloe Barbadensis: Known for its soothing properties.
$47.50
I absolutely LOVE this cleanser! I love because it’s so gentle but still gives my skin a deep clean. ...THE BEST CLEANSER EVER...the best cleanser i’ve ever used! perfect for combo skin. don’t be scared by the bad reviews - it’s not for every skin and that’s ok :) BUT i high key recommend trying it because WOW i feel like my skin has never been clean before. light and soft and i love the fragrance - it reminds me of clay masks from the spa.
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
What it is:
A daily gel cleanser that removes all dirt, oil, makeup, and impurities from your skin while drawing in clean hydration and imparting a healthy glow.