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Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid
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About this product

Water-activated cleansing pads that dissolve into a lather to remove makeup and cleanse the face, available in fragrance-free and scented formulas with actives like hyaluronic acid, retinol, and vitamin C.

Full ingredients

Disodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polyvinyl Alcohol, Water, Sodium Cocoyl Alaninate, Fragrance, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid*, Citric Acid, Black 2, *Vitamin C

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Guru Score

82%

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Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

These melts earn consistent praise for delivering a gentle yet thorough cleanse without stripping the skin, and dermatologists and estheticians highlight the fragrance-free hyaluronic acid and retinol options as particularly useful for sensitive skin and travel. The retinol version offers short contact therapy, which may suit those who have not tolerated retinol well before, though it is worth being cautious around the eyes. Multiple reviewers rotate between formulas by season, preferring the hydrating hyaluronic acid or retinol in colder months and vitamin C in warmer weather.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

  • Dissolves into lather in your palm
  • Travel-friendly solid format
  • Fragrance-free options available

What they flagged

  • Vitamin C version has fragrance

Type

CleansersWipes & pads

Key actives

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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208SkinDoc
208SkinDoc
2.10M subs
✓Yay
"It's hard to bring a good facial cleanser on vacation because they come in bigger bottles and are hard to get through if you're not checking a bag, so when I travel I always bring with me the Olay cleansing melts. They feel like a little piece of fabric, but when you get them wet they immediately dissolve and melt in your hand."
All 4 takes from 208SkinDoc
Girl, Wash Your Face — The Right Way to Cleanse
"They have a retinol version, but I don't know that it's really going to deliver the retinol, you should still use a separate retinol. The vitamin C one is my favorite, it's got a nice fragrance and I'm not allergic to fragrance, and they also have a fragrance-free hyaluronic acid one that's really moisturizing. If you haven't tried them, I highly recommend trying them just because the experience is actually really fun and they do a great job."
The Only Skincare Products You Need for Travel (Dermatologist’s Edition)
"It's hard to bring a good facial cleanser on vacation because they come in bigger bottles and are hard to get through if you're not checking a bag, so when I travel I always bring with me the Olay cleansing melts. They feel like a little piece of fabric, but when you get them wet they immediately dissolve and melt in your hand."
Products a Dermatologist Actually Uses
"If you haven't tried these, I highly recommend them, it's a fun experience, a new way to cleanse your face instead of a gel or foaming cleanser. It's like a cotton pad but when you wet it, it completely dissolves in your hand and creates a really nice lather. This is not sponsored, but I use them all the time and they're super convenient for travel since you don't have to worry about liquids with TSA, and they come in a resealable pouch that makes it easy to travel."
Dermatologist Reviews: Olay Cleansing Melts
"I do feel like it gives me a great deep clean and leaves me feeling clean all day. A box of thirty two cleansing melts costs nine ninety nine, which breaks down to about thirty three cents a day, and I think that's actually a pretty decent price for something this novel. [...] I will always make sure these are in my bathroom because I love using them, and [...] I can't imagine anybody using these and not loving the user experience."
Dr Dray
Dr Dray
2.69M subs
✓Yay
"I think these would be great for travel. Retinol can be deposited on your skin from a wash through the process known as coacervation, any active can be deposited on the skin. [...] For those of you who have really sensitive skin and haven't tolerated retinol, you might try it in a facial cleanser and take advantage of the short contact therapy approach. Be careful using this around the eyes though, it can be irritating to eyelid skin."
The Style and Beauty Doctor
The Style and Beauty Doctor
222k subs
✓Yay
"I love these Olay cleansing melts. It's a solid balm, you wet it, it dissolves, and you cleanse with it. You should be using a gentle cleanser no matter your age but especially after 40 because your skin shouldn't feel squeaky clean after cleansing, that can do more harm than good since skin already produces less oil as we age and it can get dehydrated. I like the hyaluronic acid ones and the retinol ones, and I like the vitamin C ones too, but I could really only use those when it was warm out."
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"There's the Olay Cleansing Melts. I like the Hyaluronic Acid ones. They also came out with some gentle ones that don't have dyes, [...] made more for sensitive skin. [...] I love those."
Skincare Empties & Red Light Therapy!
"It's probably the most thorough yet gentlest cleanse that you have ever experienced. I do feel that way about the product."
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"I cleansed with the Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid."
These Skincare Products are Going in the TRASH!
"These cleansing melts are little tiny, but they're water activated. So you stick it in your hand, you stick your hand underneath the water, and as it gets wet, it gets activated. You rub your hands together and you get enough. It's [...] a single use, but you get a whole bunch of them in here. [...] I love these. My favorites are the hyaluronic acid and the retinol. They're both fragrance-free. They feel really amazing on my skin."
I'm Over 40, Here's EVERYTHING I Do to My Skin (DETAILED w/ TIMESTAMPS)
"Here I'm taking the Olay cleansing melt again."
LOW Anxiety Skincare Routine for Dummies 2025
"It's not classified as a deep cleanser. When you use it, your skin doesn't feel stripped; your skin just feels okay, I'm ready. [...] As soon as the Olay Cleansing Melts came out in 2024 and I was using it beforehand because I had a campaign with Olay so they gave it to me a little bit before it hit the market, I have only been using the Cleansing Melt from that point on."
Summer Skincare for the SWEATY AF! (Comprehensive Guide)
"You can also double cleanse with this, you know just use another one again after you have used the first one to remove your makeup. I use them every day but they're also amazing for travel. They come in retinol hyaluronic acid and vitamin C. The retinol and hyaluronic acid are both fragrance-free I find those to be the ones that I could use most times of the year especially in the winter time but I've been using them during the summer as well."
My Current AM & PM Skincare Routine + Makeup (DETAILED with Timestamps)
"I'm obsessed with these things. So these are the hyaluronic ones. They also come in retinol, they also have a vitamin C. The hyaluronic and the retinol 24 are also fragrance free if you know, in case you was wondering. [...] You activate them with water. Look at that lather. I do this first cleanse which is going to remove the makeup."
My Skin Is a Whole Karen After 40. Here's What Works (for Now 😩)
"I love these Olay cleansing melts. It's a solid balm, you wet it, it dissolves, and you cleanse with it. You should be using a gentle cleanser no matter your age but especially after 40 because your skin shouldn't feel squeaky clean after cleansing, that can do more harm than good since skin already produces less oil as we age and it can get dehydrated. I like the hyaluronic acid ones and the retinol ones, and I like the vitamin C ones too, but I could really only use those when it was warm out."

What the evidence says.

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

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid?

Water-activated cleansing pads that dissolve into a lather to remove makeup and cleanse the face, available in fragrance-free and scented formulas with actives like hyaluronic acid, retinol, and vitamin C.

Is Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid's Guru Score?

Olay Cleansing Melts Hyaluronic Acid holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.

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