Gentle Cleansers

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Gentle Cleansers.

Gentle cleansers are a great choice for people with sensitive skin, or who want to avoid the harshness of some other cleansers. Pamper your skin with these gentle options from Sephora.

SulwhasooGentle Cleansing Foam

ITEM: 2708469

Size: 1.69 oz / 50 ml

314 Reviews

$17.00

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I absolutely love this cleanser! It has such a soft, luxurious lather that leaves my skin feeling fresh and clean without any dryness or tightness. ...I tried quite a few cleansers the past year, and this by far us the BEST one for dry skin. ...Very gentle cleanser!

What it is: A non-stripping gel cleanser that thoroughly cleanses pores and washes away excess oil, pollution, and other residue.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Uneven Texture, and Oiliness


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Hydra Capture Complex™: Helps skin retain moisture even after cleansing

- Herbal Extract Blend (Raspberry Fruit, Mulberry Leaf, Mountain Yam, Cocoa): Refreshes, rejuvenates and softens


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasi

$19.00

This is surprisingly good cleanser. Very gentle, gel cleanser, it does not lather up but cleans the skin really good. ...Great gentle cleanser...Even gentle ones. This gel cleanser is incredibly gentle, gets all the makeup dirt and oil off, all without stripping my skin!

What it is: A gentle cleansing gel enriched with prebiotics that cleanses and preserves skin moisture and supports the skin barrier.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Acne, Blemishes, and Dryness

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prebiotics: Helps to maintain skin hydration.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: The Gentle Jelly Cleanser delicately diminishes the look of impurities thanks to a sulfate-free formula with a neutral pH for the skin. It cleanses the face, neck and eye contour area without any dryness. Its formula, with 98 percent ingr

SulwhasooGentle Cleansing Oil Makeup Remover

ITEM: 2708477

Size: 6.76 fl oz / 200 ml

605 Reviews

$54.00

removes waterproof makeup, still gentle...This is a gentle cleanser that doesn't strip my dry skin and I can get my makeup cleaned off without scrubbing my face raw. ...It’s gentle, effective, and leaves my skin soft after use, but nothing wows about it

What it is: A transforming oil cleanser that melts away waterproof makeup and other impurities, leaving the skin soft, moisturized and feeling hydrated.                        


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Uneven Texture, Oiliness


Formulation: Lightweight Gel


Highlighted Ingredients:

Korean Herbal Oil Complex: Helps melt oil-based purities while softening and nourishing skin
Hydra Capture Complex™: Helps skin retain moisture even af

$25.00

perfect cleanser, super gentle and leaves me with no break outs unlike so many others I've tried. ...Great cleanser!...Great cleanser. Always removes all of my make up and leaves my skin nice and clean.

What it is: A foaming cleanser formulated to help remove excess oil, dirt, and debris.
Skin Type: Normal and Dry

Skincare Concerns: Dullness, Uneven Texture, Oiliness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Apricot Kernel Oil: Moisturizes and softens skin while helping retain clarity and suppleness.
- Avocado Oil: Helps to restore the natural moisture of the skin.
- Squalane (Perhydrosqualene or Perhydrosqualene Vegetal): Restores skin’s natural moisture balance to keep it extra soft and supple.

What Else You Need to Know: This gentle face wash helps lift away dirt and excess oil without over-drying skin. With emollients like apricot kernel oil, avocado oil, and squalane, this liquid formula cleanses skin gently

$46.00

clean and gentle...Very clean and gentle. I love that I don’t need to use separate makeup remover and this cleanser does the job. ...I have dry skin which needs a gentle cleanser in Winter. But in warmer temperatures, I need something lighter.

What it is: A gentle and conditioning cleanser that removes makeup, cleanses, and visibly tones— revealing hydrated skin that feels soft and supple.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Lightweight Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Champagne Grape Seed Oil: Resveratrol and antioxidant rich, provides skin nourishing benefits.
- Algae: A mineral rich, potent antioxidant, with humectant skincare benefits.
- Aloe Leaf Juice: Improves hydration and skin's natural moisture content.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

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Dr. Barbara SturmEnzyme Cleanser

ITEM: 2270007

Size: 2.6 oz/ 75 g

220 Reviews

$108.00

This cleanser was a beautiful combination of exfoliation and a gentle cleanser. ...Best cleanser ever!!...Amazing cleanser! So gentle but so effective. Leaves your face clean and soft using very little product.

What it is: A two-in-one gentle cleanser and exfoliator that starts as a fine-grained powder and transforms into a soft foam, providing a deep yet gentle cleanse and exfoliation.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness and Uneven Texture, and Oiliness

Formulation: Scrub

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Enzyme Subtilisin: Removes dry and rough skin cells.
- Enzyme Lipase: Frees the skin from excess sebum/oil.
- Ascorbic Acid: Hydrates and refreshes the skin and has an antioxidant effect, helping to visibly firm the skin.

$25.00

holy grail exfoliating wash! it's gentle, smells amazing and leaves me skin looking and feeling soft. also nice to put on a thin layer mask and relax after a long day!...A Perfect Gentle Scrub...It leaves your face feeling soft and hydrated. It can be used as a daily cleanser for sensitive faces, but since I am a bit active and break out occasionally, I have to include a more abrasive and cleansing face wash every couple of days since this wash is more of a soft cleanser.

What it is: A gentle exfoliating face cleanser that removes impurities and excess oil without drying while refining the look of pores for smooth, soft skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Dryness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Scrub

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blend of White Sugar Crystals: Help smooth and soften skin’s appearance.
- Strawberry and Black Currant Fruit Extracts: Maintain a healthy-looking complexion.
- Grapeseed Oil: Helps maintain hydration.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and phthalates.

$40.00

FAV CLEANSER - GENTLE YET EFFECTIVE...My skin is left feeling soft and radiant. I also love the packaging of this cleanser as well! ...Gentle Cleanser...Caudalie Vinoclean Gentle Cleansing Almond Milk is a very gentle cleanser that doesn't bubble up and has soft and creamy.

What it is: A gentle, sulfate-free velvety milk that cleanses and removes makeup.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Redness, and Dullness

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Sweet Almond Oil and Castor Oil: Nourish, visibly soften, and soothe while enhancing lash length.
- Cornflower Water: Soothes.
- Polyphenols: Provide antioxidant-rich hydration.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan .

What Else You Need to Know: This cleansing milk has nourishing sweet almond oil, soothing cornflower water, and antioxidant polyphenols to protect skin from drying.

$19.00

If you're in search of a gentle yet effective facial cleanser, look no further than the Innisfree Green Tea Hyaluronic Acid Face Cleanser! ...One of the best cleansers out there....I was excited to receive a #freeproduct from Topbox to top up. Very gentle cleanser yet thoroughly cleans up any irt and makeup on my face.

What it is: A hydrating cleansing foam with green tea and a moisturizing amino acid complex that whisks away dirt and visible impurities without overly stripping skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness

Formulation: Lightweight Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Green Tea Water: Provides rich hydration and is packed with antioxidants and amino acids.
- Amino Acid Complex: Moisturizes, delivering a gentle, non-stripping cleanse.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less th

$18.00

Great Cleanser!...Such a wonderful cleanser! I typically avoid foam cleansers as they can leave my skin feeling stripped or dry but this Gentle Cleansing Foam from Sulwhasoo is so good! ...Gentle cleanser for Acne prone skin...It lathers well, leaving skin soft and refreshed. Pricey but gentle—great for dry/sensitive skin.

What it is: A gentle cleansing oil that effectively melts away makeup and excess oil while leaving skin feeling refreshed.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness


Formulation: Lightweight Gel


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Hydra Capture Complex™: Contains four herbal ingredients that help skin stay hydrated.

- Mulberry Leaf and Mountain Yam Extracts: Soften and cleanse skin.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, c

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