By now, you probably know how important it is to cleanse your skin and ensure you’re taking care of your body’s largest organ. However, we know that it can become confusing trying to figure out which cleanser to use for your skin type, and when to use them in your routine.
Our face and body cleansers can be used on all types of skin, including oily and dry skin. They gently cleanse the skin to remove impurities and dirt, helping soothe redness and acne prone skin. Find out more about the different cleansers in our range.
Types of cleanser
1. Balms to remove makeup
Best for: People with dry skin and sensitive skin, or people who wear makeup.
Texture: Solid or a semi-solid, balm-like consistency that melts when applied to the skin.
Gentle yet nourishing, balm cleansers are ideal for removing makeup and are excellent at removing sunscreen. Enriched with oils and emollients to moisturise and hydrate the skin, cleansing balms break down makeup and products on the skin.
After taking a blueberry-sized amount and massaging between your fingers and onto your face, remove with a warm, damp cloth to reveal a clearer, brighter complexion.
Cleansing balms are best used as the first cleanse to break down make-up, SPF and any oils (including sebum and sweat) on the surface of the skin.
2. Soap bars to cleanse
Best for: People with normal, oily, or acne-prone skin.
Texture: A solid bar form.
With minimal packaging, soap bars still make an impact on your skin and can target specific skin concerns. These formulations still include moisturising ingredients to avoid drying the skin.
Bars are a great waterless option – they’re versatile, travel-friendly and budget-friendly.
3. Face milk to remove remaining oils
Best for: Anyone who struggles with dry or sensitive skin.
Texture: Rich, creamy, or lotion-like consistency when applying to the skin.
A water-based cleanser, face milks are non-foaming and gentle on the skin, helping to moisturise the skin while cleansing.
Face milks typically contain soothing ingredients like chamomile or aloe vera which nourishes the skin while removing any remaining oil, bacteria, and dead skin cells on the skin.
A milk is our top recommendation for someone looking for a quick get-up-and-go cleanse.
UpCircle’s cleansing routine
Cleansing Face Balm with Vitamin E
Multi award-winning and a fan favourite, our Cleansing Face Balm works to gently remove makeup (including mascara), pollution and impurities from the skin. After use, skin is left feeling deeply cleansed, soothed and hydrated.
Dermatologically-approved and suitable for all skin types including sensitive skin, this product is formulated with the upcycled finely-ground powder of discarded apricot stones, a natural by-product of the apricot oil industry that is rich in antioxidant vitamin E
Add to this skin-calming blackcurrant seed, blue tansy and sea buckthorn oils, and your skin will be left feeling nourished and refreshed.
Key points
- Fatty acids support skin elasticity.
- Oat oil gently cleanses and alleviates dry skin.
- Eucalyptus oil is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial.
Chai Soap Cleansing Duo
Our natural soap bars work to gently purify and energise the skin, helping to keep your skin clear. Gently exfoliating and certified organic, we have two versions of our chai soaps: Cinnamon + Ginger Chai Soap Bar and Fennel + Cardamom Chai Soap Bar.
Cinnamon + Ginger Chai Soap Bar
A purifying and energising soap bar with pink clay to reduce redness and irritation. Organic cinnamon and ginger oils give the skin a reviving energy boost, while glycerin works to hydrate and moisturise the skin.
Fennel + Cardamom Chai Soap Bar
An exfoliating soap which gently cleanses and energises. Green clay draws toxins from your pores, helping to combat acne and breakouts, while shea butter leaves skin hydrated and smooth.
Cleansing Face Milk with Oat Powder + Aloe Vera
Formulated to repair and restore your skin’s moisture barrier, our gentle Cleansing Milk works to calm irritation as well as inflammation.
Suitable for those with sensitive and acne-prone skin, this vegan facial cleanser leaves your skin feeling buttery soft. Formulated with upcycled oat powder from the food and drink industry, this ingredient repairs and restores the skin’s moisture barrier.
Natural Hand + Body Wash with Lemongrass
Fruity and invigorating, our Hand + Body Wash leaves your skin feeling soothed and protected, with a rejuvenating blend of lemongrass and mandarin oils.
Rich in vitamin C and antioxidants, this cleanser locks in moisture while boosting radiance. Formulated with a skin-loving blend of orange oil, peppermint oil, and lemongrass oil, this hand body wash is suitable for dry skin.
Our natural hand + body wash is made with the upcycled anti-inflammatory residual water of kiwi fruit, a by-product of the juicing industry.
A word on double cleansing
We’ve dedicated an entire blog post to double cleansing, but we thought it’s important to highlight while we talk about our cleansers.
The basic principles of double cleansing involve an oil-based first cleanse, using our Cleansing Face Balm, and a water-based second cleanse, using either our Cleansing Face Milk or our Chai Soaps.
The first cleanse breaks down oils and also makeup, pollution, and any other surface layer dirt that has accumulated throughout the day. The second cleanse ensures you remove any remaining oil as well as bacteria and dead skin cells.
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