Skincare
ELLE TOP: The 8 Best Cleansing Oils on the Market
Our skin requires gentle yet effective cleansing on the daily. Here are the best oils to remove makeup, dirt and debris, all made with skin-loving ingredients.
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Washing you face with a cleansing oil – regardless of your skin type – actually makes for the perfect first step in any routine. It gently removes makeup, excess oil, sweat, and bacteria that may buildup on the skin throughout the day. To combat this in the most gentle way, we’re loving these eight cleansing oils.
Take The Day Off Cleansing Oil, Clinique
This cleansing oil is perfect for quick and gentle cleansing. It rids the skin of makeup, oil, and impurities. Convenient!
$38
Precleanse Cleansing Oil, Dermalogica
A powerful cleansing oil that dissolves all traces of makeup and impurities thanks to rice bran, its key ingredient. This cleanser is recommended for all skin types, to boot.
$63
Perfect Cleansing Oil, Shiseido
This lightweight formula features Shiseido’s quick removing technology to effectively and thoroughly remove dirt and makeup, leaving the skin hydrated and refreshed.
$46
Pure One Step Camellia Oil Cleanser, Tatcha
A hydrating makeup remover and cleanser that uses camellia oil to nourish the skin, this oil cleanser gently melts away impurities, and removes waterproof makeup, leaving your skin ultra-soft.
$61
Squalane + Antioxidant Cleansing Oil, Biossance
This lightweight oil removes makeup and impurities while nourishing and moisturizing the skin with sugarcane-derived squalane oil.
$40
Vinoclean Make-Up Removing Cleansing Oil, Caudalie
This cleansing oil removes both makeup (waterproof included) and the impurities that buildup throughout the day. Its nourishing formula is made with sweet almond, grape seed, sunflower, and castor oil.
$35
Hydra Life Oil To Milk Makeup Removing Cleanser, Dior
A nourishing cleanser enriched with sweet almond oil that deeply removes all makeup and impurities from the face and eyes without leaving an oily residue.
$51
Midnight Recovery Botanical Cleansing Oil, Kiehl’s
Formulated with lavender essential oil, primrose oil, and squalane, this cleansing oil soothes, moisturizes, and replenishes the skin’s barrier.
$19 (85 ml)
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