Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser.

Cleansers

About this product

A mild cushioning cleanser from Paula's Choice designed to remove makeup and impurities gently without stripping the skin.

Full ingredients

Water⁠, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate⁠, Glycerin⁠, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride⁠, Cocamidopropyl Betaine⁠, Sodium Laurylglucosides Hydroxypropylsulfonate⁠, Cellulose Gum⁠, Coco Caprylate/Caprate⁠, Hydroxyacetophenone⁠, Inulin⁠, Xanthan Gum⁠, Ethylhexylglycerin⁠, Sodium Phytate⁠, Cellulose⁠, Fructose⁠, Glucose⁠, Phenoxyethanol

Guru Score

66%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What the gurus are saying

This pudding-like cleanser becomes a milky lather rather than foam, creating a divide among reviewers. Some praise it as comforting and hydrating with no eye sting, while others find it clumps and spreads unevenly without a pre-cleanse. It may work better as a second cleanser, where it rinses clean without dryness; the heavy glycerin content makes it less suitable for cleansing on its own.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2023

What they liked

Doesn't irritate skin

What they flagged

Clumpy texture
Weak lathering
Needs a pre-cleanse

Best for

Dry skin Sensitive skin

Type

CleansersLiquid

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"I didn't particularly care for the texture. I found it a little slippery, a little slimy, and for the price I just did not feel as though it was anything mind-blowing. It's just a very basic, mild, fragrance-free cleanser, but the texture of it was a little unwieldy and I didn't quite enjoy that. But I did finish it."

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"I started to like the feel of this cleanser at first, but I noticed that it didn't really lather well, and I especially noticed it when I used it to wash my face in front of the mirror, it was not lathering properly at all, [...] it would kind of clump up and not adequately lather. [...] I used this cleanser to try to remove sunscreen and it would not take it off, it's just not delivering, so that was a fail."

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"The Ultra Gentle Cleanser [...] was an epic fail for me. It's [...] described as a cushioning cleanser, but [...] I think they put too much glycerin in it because the lathering is completely off, it clumps up and doesn't distribute over the surface of the skin well, which is exactly what a cleanser is supposed to do."

Gothamista

683k subs

~Yay

"I want my second cleanse to gently caress my skin, so I'm using Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser. This isn't so much foamy as it is milky and it feels almost moisturizing."

What the evidence says.

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

Frequently asked.

What is Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser?

A mild cushioning cleanser from Paula's Choice designed to remove makeup and impurities gently without stripping the skin.

Is Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 66%.

What is Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Ultra Gentle Cleanser holds a Guru Score of 66%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.