At Clean Beauty Collective, we believe there are few things more satisfying than taking off a full face of makeup at the end of the day (or night), and yes, double cleansing is a must.

Your choice of cleanser (or cleansers) can make a real difference to how easily that happens, and how good your skin feels afterwards – and clean formulas are non-negotiable. A highly efficacious cleanser can help create the perfect clean slate for the serums, oil or moisturiser to follow. A wardrobe of heavenly formulas coupled with a deliciously ritual approach just may be the ultimate in skincare self-care. 

Sold? Then read on for five of our favourite all-natural, all-good cleansing recommendations for your happiest, healthiest skin yet. 

Trilogy Very Gentle Cleansing Cream

If you prefer a cream cleanser, Trilogy’s certified natural, fragrance-free Very Gentle Cleansing Cream is a great choice – especially for you sensitive skin types out there. It delicately removes makeup without drying or irritating sensitised and reactive skin. It contains ingredients like natural spring water combined with soothing chamomile and camellia oil, both rich in essential fatty acids, to gently cleanse and refresh even the most irritated of complexions.

Dust & Glow Powder-Based Detox Cleanser & Mask

We love a multitasking beauty solution at any time of year, and this 100 per cent plant-based cleansing powder activated by the water in your shower is an absolute winner. Formulated with charcoal, kaolin and a pre- and probiotic complex to gently cleanse, rebalance and improve skin’s radiance. It is a great option for oily, combination and problematic skin that might need something a little extra when the humidity levels are high. Use it as a cleanser on a daily basis, then a couple of times a week mix ½ to 1 teaspoon of powder with ½ teaspoon of water until you get a thick consistent paste and use it as a pore-clearing mask.

Trilogy Clarifying Cleansing Gel

Perfect for oily or acne-prone skin types, this non-drying gel cleanser refreshes and invigorates your complexion without leaving it feeling tight or ‘stripped’ afterwards. With a yummy, uplifting natural mint and melon fragrance, it has ingredients like witch hazel to rebalance and tone, while salicylic acid (a beta hydroxy acid) aids cleansing to help clear your skin without leaving a dry after-feel. All the while Trilogy’s blend of omega-rich jojoba, grape and rosehip seed oils leaves skin feeling silky smooth. It also holds NATRUE Natural Cosmetic certification, which also ensures no animal testing and no GMO.

Tailor Skincare Oil Cleanse

A Tailor Skincare hero product, Oil Cleanse kicks impurities out of your pores, leaving you with clean and nourished skin. Tailor’s blend of pure plant oils and antioxidants effortlessly bind to grime and makeup, breaking it down and drawing it out while keeping your barrier happy, healthy and well intact. Ingredients in the mix that we absolutely love include cold-pressed New Zealand hazelnut and kanuka oils  to reduce impurities and balance skin, and organic sunflower oil and vitamin E to gently nourish and protect even the most delicate complexions.

Ethique Deep Green Face Cleanser

Ethique likes to think that their Deep Green deep-cleanser is your skin’s new best friend, and we say it’s a winning formula. Deep Green is a cleanser designed to give your skin that ‘fresh-out-of-the-ocean’ feeling, and key ingredients in its heady mix include French clay (AKA problematic skin’s kryptonite), sea salt, castor oil, and sweet orange oil. The gentle, yet effective, deep-cleanser uses this delicious blend of ingredients to combat excess sebum and dirt without drying you out, and it is also blissfully soap-free, free from SLS and parabens and pH balanced to boot. Certified clean, green and ready to get to work.