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Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser.

Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser
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About this product

A daily oil cleanser designed to remove makeup and sunscreen while maintaining skin hydration and barrier integrity.

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Guru Score

85%

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Approved · 85% 3 independent gurus · Moderate confidence

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What the gurus are saying

Removes makeup and sunscreen without the oily residue or stripping that typical oil cleansers leave behind. The formula pairs poloxamer (found in contact lens solutions) with a non-stripping surfactant that bonds oil to water, plus glycerin for hydration, all at a skin-barrier-safe pH of 5-5.5. Clinical testing confirmed it clears makeup and sunscreen effectively; massaging it in on dry skin followed by a washcloth works best.
Synthesized from 4 expert reviews · most recent take March 2026

Key actives & flags

SPFFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Water/​Aqua/​Eau, Poloxamer 184, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Decyl Glucoside, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Glycerin, Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate, Polyglyceryl-4 Caprylate/​Caprate, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate/​Sebacate, Polyglyceryl-6 Caprylate, Polyglyceryl-6 Ricinoleate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Citric Acid, Sodium Phytate, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891

Every take, in full

What the gurus are saying.

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"Her favorite second or double cleanser, which she uses in the evening for a double cleanse, is the Dr. Idriss Soft Wash. She typically reaches for it in the morning too because it's a little bit lighter."
All 3 takes from Beyond50Skin
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"This particular cleanser I've been trying recently this is the one by Dr Idris her new soft wash I can cleanse do a single cleanse on most of my face neck and deete and then I do come in with a second cleanse"
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"Dr. Idriss just came out with the soft wash this year, and her entire site has 20% off, which I've actually never or very rarely seen on her site sitewide. Love her new soft wash."
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"Her favorite second or double cleanser, which she uses in the evening for a double cleanse, is the Dr. Idriss Soft Wash. She typically reaches for it in the morning too because it's a little bit lighter."
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"It is a gentle sensitive skin friendly cleanser I expect no less from Dr Idris she really delivered on that front it is not stripping it feels really nice on the skin"
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"Using the Dr Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser, super gentle, doesn't strip your skin in any way. So really, really good if you've got a heavy, thick mask on that you just want to rinse away in the morning."
All 3 takes from James Welsh
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"Using the Dr Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser, super gentle, doesn't strip your skin in any way. So really, really good if you've got a heavy, thick mask on that you just want to rinse away in the morning."
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"Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser, they call it a gentle jelly cleanser. It's like a traditional cleanser texture but a little bit thicker, and this really doesn't have much of a foam despite feeling like your typical cleanser. But it is so good at removing makeup, sunscreen, whilst not feeling like an oily cleanser, which doesn't surprise me because I know Dr. Idriss isn't a fan of the oil cleansing stage. This contains poloxamer, which they say is a mild cleansing agent, and you find this in things like contact lens solution. So if you've got makeup or sunscreen around your eyes, you can't really just get in there with this cleanser and rinse away, but it does a very, very, very effective job. There are a lot of cleansers that claim they can double cleanse and take a bit of time to do that first initial cleanse, but this just does such a great job at doing that cleanse without being oily, which I'm just really impressed by. And then of course the second cleanse does an amazing job too. This has just become my daily go-to because it's easy to reach for, it's a one and done kind of thing, it doesn't dry out my skin, it's very, very gentle on the skin."
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"This is one of the only cleansers that is genuinely so good at both steps of the double cleanse, it doesn't foam but it really gently washes away layers of sunscreen and makeup, and it has a cleansing agent in it that is actually found in contact lens solution so you can actually use it on your eyes without it stinging and burning. Has to be one of my favorite cleansers of all time."
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"I will take the Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser, apply it, warm it up in my hands, and apply it to dry skin and allow it to melt my makeup while I open my eyes. And if I need a second pass, I will use it twice. It is as simple as that."
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All 6 takes from Dr. Shereene Idriss
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"I will take the Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser, apply it, warm it up in my hands, and apply it to dry skin and allow it to melt my makeup while I open my eyes. And if I need a second pass, I will use it twice. It is as simple as that."
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"I use my soft wash to my face and then I take a wet washcloth and then I work it in around my eyes the reason I use this is because I can open my eyes while I wash my face which is key"
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"I put a nice dime size amount in my hand and I warm it up with a little bit of water, then I go on my face dry and massage it into my face completely dry. I take a washcloth, wet it, and after I've massaged it in I use that to get everything off, and then I splash. It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing. The biggest thing in it is called poloxamer, which is also found in contact lens solutions, and it also has a surfactant that is non-stripping that marries oil to water, so that's why it makes it a good one to remove the makeup. It's glycerin loaded so it's obviously hydrating. There's no fragrance, it is cruelty free, fragrance free. The pH of the cleanser is 5 to 5.5, which is the ideal range for a cleanser because you want to be slightly acidic so that you maintain your skin barrier intact, so it's not going to cause you to burn, break out, it's not going to breed bacteria on your skin, it's not going to dry you out, and it's not going to cause you to get oilier. It's been clinically tested. We did a clinical study in which they used a VISIA scanner with people wearing either sunscreen or makeup, had them wash their face, and took pictures of their faces right after, and it was shown to remove it all, which is amazing."
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"This is Soft Wash. This is the one, if I had a gun to my head and had to answer which one would I recommend for everyone, it would be this, because everyone needs to wash their face, and it is a gentle cleanser. This is so easy and so beautiful. When I wash my face I apply it, I warm it up with water and apply it to dry skin with a little bit of warmed up water in my palm, and I open my eyes when I wash my face, and I will take a wet washcloth and kind of do a little cleanup."
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"Wash your face if you want, but with a very gentle cleanser like the Dr. Idriss Soft Wash. It's extremely gentle. It's not going to be irritating and it should not bother your skin, unless of course you have a specific sensitivity to any of the ingredients in the list."
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"Dr. Idriss, my brand, offers a very very nice gentle cleanser called Soft Wash that you can open your eyes in while you wash your face. I like to apply it to dry skin and then use a washcloth to work it through areas like around the eyes and the nose to get the nitty-gritty off, and then I splash."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser?

A daily oil cleanser designed to remove makeup and sunscreen while maintaining skin hydration and barrier integrity.

Is Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser worth it?

Yes. All 4 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 85%.

What is Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser's Guru Score?

Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 85%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 4 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

Who is Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser best for?

Dr. Idriss Soft Wash Complete Daily Cleanser is generally suited to dry skin and sensitive skin.

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