Shiseido

Shiseido Clarifying Cleansing Foam.

Name: Shiseido Clarifying Cleansing Foam
Brand: Shiseido

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Cleansers

About this product

A gentle foaming facial cleanser from Shiseido that contains a fine white powder, designed to remove makeup, buildup and impurities while lightly exfoliating the skin.

Full ingredients

Water, Stearic Acid, PEG-8, Myristic Acid, Glycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Dipropylene Glycol, Lauric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Sorbitol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-60 Glyceryl Isostearate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Fragrance, Polyquaternium-39, Disodium EDTA, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Oil, Linalool, Geraniol, Citronellol, Kaolin, Sodium Benzoate, Butylene Glycol, Acrylates Copolymer, Betaine, Silk Powder(Serica/Poudre De Soie), Tocopherol, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate, Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Guru Score

Not verified

Score withheld

Not independently verified

2 of the 3 takes here are sponsored by the brand. That leaves a single independent take, which is not enough to verify a score, so we are holding it back rather than publishing a number built on paid reviews. The takes are below, each labeled.

What the gurus are saying

A pea-sized amount is all it takes, and the gurus say this rich, foamy cleanser still delivers a deep clean without stripping. The fine white powder inside adds a touch of gentle exfoliation that helps refine texture and preps skin for what comes next. Skin feels soft afterwards, and the texture suits all skin types, especially normal, combination and oily.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take November 2025

What they liked

Pea-sized amount goes far
Deep cleanse without stripping
Lifts makeup and buildup

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

Best for

Oily skin Combination skinNormal skin

Type

CleansersFoam & mousse

Key actives

Hyaluronic acidVitamin E

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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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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Nipun Kapur

413k subs

✓Yay

"This cleansing foam you literally use a pea size amount and it gives you the best cleanse ever"

Translated from the guru's original language.

Dr. Jenny Liu

324k subs

✓Yay

"This is a rich foamy cleanser that helps to lift away buildup, makeup, impurities, and dead skin without stripping your skin. It contains this micro white powder that offers a little bit of gentle exfoliation as you cleanse to help clarify and refine the skin texture and also at the same time prepping your skin for the products that you put on afterwards. With this texture, it's definitely suitable for all skin types, especially if you have normal, combination to oily skin."

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

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine