Cetaphil

Cetaphil Nourishing Oil to Foam Cleansing Face Wash.

Cleansers

About this product

A lightweight oil cleanser formulated to transform into a foaming texture when rinsed, designed to remove makeup and impurities.

Full ingredients

Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Butylene Glycol, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Lauryl Glucoside, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Glyceryl Palmate, Sodium Chloride, PEG-150 Pentaerythrityl Tetrastearate, Citric Acid, Panthenol, Phenoxyethanol, PEG-3 Glyceryl Cocoate, PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide, Saccharide Isomerate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Linum Usitatissimum (Lanseer) Seed Oil, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Sodium Citrate

Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

The transformation from oil to light foam clears waterproof makeup with zero residue. The formula is simple with flax seed oil, panthenol, and niacinamide, though it contains cocamopropylene, which can irritate some sensitive skin (though it's uncommon). Despite being marketed for normal to dry skin, experts see no reason oily or sensitive skin can't use this, as the lack of heaviness works across the board.

Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take October 2025

What they liked

Lifts waterproof makeup cleanly
Rinses without residue
Transforms from oil to foam

What they flagged

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

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

CleansersFoam & mousse

Key actives

Niacinamide

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"It just looks like a clear liquid gel kind of. There's not much lather, but super light lather. It did have a slight scent to it. I'm not exactly sure what that's from, but there was like a slight scent. I don't know if it's from linseed oil. There really isn't any fragrance ingredients, but it did have a slight scent to it."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"It does a good job being an oil-based cleanser, lifting the makeup off the skin, even waterproof mascara, and then foams to really take all of that and rinse it away with no residue. It has flax seed oil, [...] which doesn't bother me. [...] The ingredients formulation is very simple, which I like. [...] It has cocamopropylene, which is an ingredient that can for some people be an irritant, but it's fine for me. It has Panthenol, which is soothing, and niacinamide in it."

Dr. Somji Skin

360k subs

✓Yay

"It's a non-drying formulation, left my skin feeling quite soft and smooth, a little bit more radiant. It contains niacinamide, white seed daffodil extract, which together helps skin brighten. It's fragrance free and non-comedogenic, so it's going to help with people with congested skin like blackheads and whiteheads, and also just generally if you have a little bit more oily skin [...] and you don't want to strip things too much, this is quite a nice cleanser."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

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 Nourishing Oil to Foam Cleansing Face Wash?

A lightweight oil cleanser formulated to transform into a foaming texture when rinsed, designed to remove makeup and impurities.

Is Cetaphil Nourishing Oil to Foam Cleansing Face Wash worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Cetaphil Nourishing Oil to Foam Cleansing Face Wash's Guru Score?

Cetaphil Nourishing Oil to Foam Cleansing Face Wash holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.