CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser: a Guru Score of 65% from 4 experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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~Nay

"They went and added seven fragrances. [...] Fragrance is the number one cause of contact dermatitis. It is a co-sensitizer. So, after years of wearing it, you can start getting reactions. And then reactions also to the other ingredients in that particular product. I know it's a wash-off cuz it's a cleanser, but it's just unnecessary. It's got amyl cinnamal in it. It's got benzyl benzoate in it. It's got citronellol. It's got geraniol. It's got linalool. It's got parfum. Like they literally it's like a whole puff perfume shop in this one product. [...] The product's not going to smell bad with all the ingredients that they've actually chosen. It's just actually just pandering to consumers."

All 2 takes from Dr. Vanita Rattan

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"They went and added seven fragrances. [...] Fragrance is the number one cause of contact dermatitis. It is a co-sensitizer. So, after years of wearing it, you can start getting reactions. And then reactions also to the other ingredients in that particular product. I know it's a wash-off cuz it's a cleanser, but it's just unnecessary. It's got amyl cinnamal in it. It's got benzyl benzoate in it. It's got citronellol. It's got geraniol. It's got linalool. It's got parfum. Like they literally it's like a whole puff perfume shop in this one product. [...] The product's not going to smell bad with all the ingredients that they've actually chosen. It's just actually just pandering to consumers."

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"There's nothing in this product for oily skin. It's a gentle wash for normal skin, but they added fragrance. So, I wouldn't even recommend this for normal skin. This is another product I would say to sidestep."

Dr. Aanchal MD

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~Yay

"The Cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser has sodium laurel sulfate and sodium laurel sarcoinate. SLS may be a slight issue for dry or normal skin but for oily skin it does help in cleansing the skin effectively. It has glycerine, [panthenol] and castor oil to reduce dryness."

Lab Muffin Beauty Science

861k subs

~Yay

"The cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser."

Dr. Somji Skin

359k subs

~Yay

"If you have oily skin, a company like Cetaphil actually shows exactly what you need. You've got the Oily Skin Cleanser, which is essentially a foam cleanser. This is going to help minimize pores, reduce sebum production, but without stripping the skin. If you look at some of the ingredients, it's got exactly the things that you need in a cleanser. It's water-based, it's got glycerin that's going to help with your skin barrier. Too many cleansers don't include things like glycerin, so look for glycerin, look for like coconut extract as well, which just helps build that skin barrier and not strip the skin. If you strip the skin with too aggressive of a cleanser, then you could lead into problems. So if you got oily skin, foam cleanser is going to be the right thing."

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All 2 takes from Dr. Somji Skin

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"If you have oily skin, a company like Cetaphil actually shows exactly what you need. You've got the Oily Skin Cleanser, which is essentially a foam cleanser. This is going to help minimize pores, reduce sebum production, but without stripping the skin. If you look at some of the ingredients, it's got exactly the things that you need in a cleanser. It's water-based, it's got glycerin that's going to help with your skin barrier. Too many cleansers don't include things like glycerin, so look for glycerin, look for like coconut extract as well, which just helps build that skin barrier and not strip the skin. If you strip the skin with too aggressive of a cleanser, then you could lead into problems. So if you got oily skin, foam cleanser is going to be the right thing."

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"There was perfume in here and I was really disappointed because that just goes against everything that Cetaphil really are for. I'm not sure how you can say that it's fragrance free when you've got perfume in it. [...] It felt really nice and it smelled really good as most products with perfume do, [...] but if you've got sensitive skin I would stay away from the Oily Skin Cleanser."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser?

A foaming cleanser formulated with sodium lauryl sulfate and moisturizing agents, designed to cleanse oily skin while maintaining the skin barrier.

Is CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 65%.

What is CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser's Guru Score?

CetaPhil Oily Skin Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 65%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 expert reviewers we have collected.