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8 Gentle, Hydrating Cleansers for Your Softest Skin Ever

Ditch your foaming and oil cleansers for one of these non-greasy, makeup removing gel-oil hybrids
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If You Are Obsessed With Antioxidants
Unlike other gel-to-oil hybrids, Boscia Tsubaki Cleansing Oil-Gel is applied to damp skin (making it convenient if you normally wash your face in the shower).

The ultra-gentle formula contains the brand's signature blend of skin-soothing willow herb; antioxidant-packed jojoba leaf; the product's namesake Tsubaki oil, which contains hearty amounts of omegas-3 and -6 that keep skin soft and supple; and moisture-loving rice bran oil.

If you're worried the blend of oils won't de-gunk your pores, think again: it also contains naturally antibacterial allantoin, which gently clears out pores without overdrying.

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If You Want a Do-It-All Cleanser
It was the luxurious orange blossom scent that made me fall for Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel; it was the ease with which the gel-to-oil-to-milk formula took off all of my makeup (including some heavy-duty eyeliner and night-out foundation) that kept me coming back for more. Marula oil acts as an emollient that also melts away makeup and dirt, and leaves skin feeling hydrated, not stripped.

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For Added Insurance in Your Anti-Aging Regimen
If you're the kind of girl who scours labels for anti-aging ingredients, make Algenist Genius Ultimate Anti-Aging Melting Cleanser a part of your routine. The gel is packed with alguronic acid, which firms and tones skin, along with microalgae oil, a relative newcomer to the anti-aging game that keeps skin hydrated five times longer than normal. And the formula is soap-free, which means it imparts all these benefits while being extra-gentle on sensitive skin.

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For Your Daily Dose of Vitamin C
Ole Henriksen Pure Truth Melting Cleanser is packed with vitamin C, rosehip oil and virgin cherry oil; these brighten, repair and hydrate, respectively. The scoop-able consistency is similar to Jell-O (If you tap the container, it bounces), and it luxuriously melts into skin, clearing away makeup without over-drying skin. After rinsing, a light layer of hydrating oil is left behind that feels nourishing but not greasy.

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If Your Skin Needs a Little R&R
The lotion-like consistency of Nude Perfect Cleanse Omega Cleansing Jelly feels just as good as your most luxurious face cream. The formula is chock-full of skin-soothing ingredients (orange extract, sunflower seed extract and annatto seed extract, to name a few). In fact, the first ingredient is sunflower seed oil (as opposed to water), so you can be assured that it's potent.

BY ALLIE FLINN | MAY 4, 2015 | SHARES
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