exfoliating cleansers for oily skin

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If you have oily skin, you know that it's a constant battle to keep your skin looking matte and shine-free. To help keep your skin looking its best, exfoliating cleansers can be a big help.

$46.00

I will never use another cleanser, i use it at night and in the am and my normally oily skin is glowing! ...I have oily skin and clogged pores, but my skin gets irritated very easily.

What it is: A natural daily exfoliator that buffs and polishes with BHA and apricot microspheres to reveal smooth, radiant healthy-looking skin.

Skin Type: Dry and Combination

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

Formulation: Scrub

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Apricot Microspheres: Provides exfoliation to smooth texture.
- Natural BHA from White Willow Bark Extract: Cleans and clears the look of pores.
- Olive Oil Liquid Crystal Complex: Moisturizes and softens skin.

MuradAHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser

ITEM: 2835833

Size: 5 oz / 147 ml

809 Reviews

$37.00

I have oily skin and it doesn’t dry out my skin like most exfoliates do. ...I have normal/oily skin and usually an exfoliating cleaser will dry out my skin, but this does not.

What it is: An intensive, triple-action exfoliator with a custom blend of salicylic, lactic, and glycolic acids to polish away dry, dull-looking skin—without irritation.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Cream

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Salicylic, Lactic, and Glycolic Acids: Gently exfoliate to reveal softer, smoother skin.
- Jojoba Beads: Manually exfoliate to remove dry, dull-looking skin.
- Licorice Extract: Soothes skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclocarban, t

$17.00

I usually use a chemical exfoliate, but I wanted to try out a physical exfoliate and I heard that this works for oily skin and i love it....Leaves a moisturizing feeling after rinse, so maybe not ideal for oily skin.

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.

$38.00

It was time for a new cleanser...I really love this cleanser it helps with my oily skin but does not strip my skin. ...Great for oily skin...This is a really great cleanser for oily skin. It's gentle and removes dirt and make-up without drying my skin out.

What it is: A gentle face wash that cleanses and nurtures without over-drying for clean skin that looks fresh.

Skin Type: Combination and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Acne, and Blemishes

Formulation: Lightweight Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Calendula Extract: Provides skin-soothing properties
- Glycerin: Supports the moisture barrier for softer-feeling skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This face cleanser is made with calendula flower extract derived from petals handpicked in the Mediterranean.

$17.00

I’m obsessed with this cleanser! Nice lather and good for my oily skin. Feels like it is a deep cleanse but doesn’t strip my skin. ...I feel like it does add a glow to the skin. Highly recommend this for my oily skin makeup wearing girlies.

What it is: An invigorating, skin-friendly pH gel cleanser that transforms into a lathering foam to thoroughly cleanse away visible dirt, oil, and other impurities.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Turmeric: Refreshes the overall complexion with phytonutrients and potent antioxidants.
- Aloe Vera Juice: Provides hydration, essential amino acids, and minerals to soothe skin.
- Saccharide Isomerate: Binds to skin’s natural moisture to provide hydration after rinsing.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

$29.00

Perfect for oily skin...I use this with my Clarisonic brush with the exfoliating brush head (I have really oily skin and very visible pores) and this helps keeps everything in check. ...BEST CLEANSER FOR OILY SKIN!!!...I highly recommend this for people with oily skin, it works best with a moisturizer for oily skin ( Ordinary Moisturizer ).

What it is: A best-selling cleanser that easily rinses away makeup, impurities and surface oils for skin that feels comfortably clean.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Acne and Blemishes, and Oiliness


Formulation: Gel


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Mint: Reinvigorates the skin’s appearance.


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


$38.00

I think this is a nice exfoliate for oily skin or very young skin. It is extremely gentle to my skin. ...Great exfoliating face wash. Didn’t break out during my sample use and I have oily skin so that’s typically an issue for me.

What it is: A gentle, nondrying, exfoliating face cleanser that visibly removes impurities and excess oil while refining the look of pores for smooth, soft skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Scrub

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Customized Blend of White Sugar Crystals: Smooths and softens skin.
- Strawberry and Black Currant Fruit Extracts: Maintain a healthy-looking complexion.
- Soap Berry Peel Extract: Gently cleanses.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, tr

$14.00

Great cleanser...I love this cleanser! I have oily skin and my skin always feels hydrated, exfoliated, and of course, clean without feeling down. ...Best cleanser I’ve tried in a while...This is great for oily skin. I’ve been on the hunt for a new daily cleanser to help with my oily skin.

What it is: Developed for acne-prone skin, our daily foaming cleanser with 3% Sulfur is clinically formulated to help combat blackheads, sebaceous filaments, and pimples while preventing new breakouts.                        


Skin Type: Oily


Skincare Concerns: Pores, Acne/Blemishes, Oiliness


Formulation: Cream


Highlighted Ingredients:

- 3% Sulfur: Helps eliminate excess sebum, breakouts, and sebaceous filaments.

- Patented Botanical Complex with Honey and Rice Brand Extracts: Helps to calm and soothe skin

freshSoy Hydrating Gentle Face Cleanser

ITEM: 2534683

Size: 13.5 oz / 400 mL

9K Reviews

$74.00

Great for super oily skin!...its great for super oily skin. its not harsh and a little goes a long way...Definitely for Oily Skin...Definitely the product to buy for oily skin- my skin felt oil free, but not stripped of its essential oils after I used it

What it is: A universal, gentle-yet-effective face cleanser that instantly soothes, hydrates & removes everyday makeup for a healthy look over time.


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily


Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture


Formulation: Lightweight Gel

CLINIQUEOil Control Face Wash

ITEM: 1580778

Size: 6.7 oz/ 200 mL

18 Reviews

$28.00

Great cleanser for oily skin!...Gentle, yet cleans the skin very well and doesn't make me break out....I've been using this every other day switching with the other Clinique oily skin cleansers and I'm very happy with the results.

What it is:
An oil-control formula that deeply cleanses normal to oily skin and removes excess shine.

What it is formulated to do:
This is the ideal pre-shave wash for those with normal to oily skin. The deep-cleansing lather leaves skin soft and supple for the most comfortable shave possible while removing excess sebum and shine. Skin feels fresh and smooth, never tight or dry.

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