Youth to the People Kale and Green Tea Spinach Vitamin Superfood Cleanser.

Q: Is Youth to the People Kale and Green Tea Spinach Vitamin Superfood Cleanser worth it?

The gurus are split. 5 of the 9 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 4 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 64%.

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About this product

A gel cleanser infused with kale, green tea, and spinach designed to remove makeup and impurities while delivering antioxidants and vitamins to the skin.

Full ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Sodium Cocoyl Glutamate, Polysorbate 20, Sorbeth-230 Tetraoleate, Citric Acid, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice Powder, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract/Matricaria Flower Extract, Gardenia Jasminoides Fruit Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract/Alfalfa Extract, Spinacia Oleracea, Spinach Leaf Extract, Gluconolactone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Decyl Glucoside, Glycerin, Maltodextrin, Sorbitan Laurate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Ci 75810, Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Parfum/Fragrance

Guru Score

64%

Mixed

9 experts · Strong agreement

What the gurus are saying

This cleanser earns passionate praise for how thoroughly it clears oil and buildup, especially for oily and combination skin, though several experts found it left their skin feeling tight or stripped. Those with oily skin often repurchase it and note it removes makeup effectively without leaving residue, while people with dry or sensitive skin report it can feel drying or cause a squeaky-clean tightness. The $36-$40 price tag prompted some gurus to question the value for a rinse-off product, and a few mention the glass packaging, while elegant, isn't practical for travel.

Synthesized from 9 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

What they liked

Powerfully removes oil and buildup
Gentle surfactants, soothing scent
Foams beautifully with cleansing devices

What they flagged

Can strip and dry sensitive skin
Pricey at $36 to $40
Heavy glass bottle, not travel-friendly

Best for

Younger skin

Type

CleansersGel

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin E

Formula notes

Contains fragranceNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Hyram

4.34M subs

~Yay

"That cleanser is freaking incredible for being able to bulldoze through everything on your face and deeply clean. I will say it is a little intense, which is why I don't use it twice a day. It's a really powerful cleanser, but an amazing cleanser nonetheless, and literally the only cleanser I would spend over thirty five dollars for. [...] It's gotten pricey, but it's so good. I absolutely love that formula."

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"This is like a stronger cleanser and I've always said that this one works really well if you have like combination more oily skin and even for me I still use the cleanser to this day but I'll only use it like maybe once a week just because it is so powerful but whenever I use this cleanser I always look at my skin afterwards and I'm like damn it really clears all the gunk out of there. The [...] only thing I don't like about this cleanser is don't get it in your mouth because that is nasty."

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"I love the formula, I've always loved this cleanser. [...] This cleanser is so good if you have really oily skin but it's such a lovely experience and whenever I notice that my skin is feeling a little bit more textured, there's a lot of oil and dirt buildup, I always go in with this cleanser because I can always count on it to just clear all that off my face."

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"It is not cheap but it's still one that I justify purchasing just because of how incredible the formula is. If you have oily skin a lot of texture build up throughout the day then this is an incredible product for dealing with that. This cleanser is just the epitome of what you want with a luxurious cleansing experience. It's still not a cheap formula and I think for the majority of people the bottle lasts a long time but I go through this so fast just because I love to use a lot of it."

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"I love love love this formula however almost $40 for a cleanser is definitely pushing it. That is very expensive and with all the other amazing cleansing formulas out there, I think for me personally I was like you know what, I think I'm going to recommend other products. But you guys really love this formula and what can I say, I love this formula too."

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"If you have really oily skin where cleansers just aren't doing the job, I always recommend the Youth To The People Kale + Green Tea Cleanser. There's a reason why I recommend it so much and it has a cult following. It's really good if you just need that ultra deep cleansing experience. I love that one and use it all the time."

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"My personal favorite for helping with blackheads is the Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser. Whenever I'm looking at my skin and these blackheads are back, I use that cleanser and I swear it removes so many of the blackheads on my face, it's a miracle worker."

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"But I will say, over time, I haven't used this as much as I used to, [...] because I used to work as a server and sweat all day so [...] I needed something really strong, and now I prefer [...] more gentle cleansers on the regular. I'll still use this at least once a week, but it's not my daily go-to like it used to be. [...] This cleanser is absolutely incredible, and [...] I highly recommend it for anyone who struggles with really oily skin."

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"There's of course my tried and true favorite, the Youth To The People Superfood Cleanser, which does an amazing job for combination or oilier skin and works well to remove a lot of the dirt and oil that builds up on the skin."

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"The Youth to the People Kale and Green Tea Superfood Cleanser, I have always been in love with this one. They recently reformulated it and I was scared they'd change the magical formula, but this one is a slight tad more nourishing than the previous formula, it just takes a little more time to froth up, and I'm still overall really impressed with it."

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"I'm obsessed with that cleanser. If you guys have watched literally any of my videos, I talk about this cleanser all the time. It [...] does a really good job of removing all the dirt and excess sebum from your skin. I personally find it a little bit too strong to use every single day, twice a day. I'll usually use it at night, after really humid days, or if my skin just has a lot of buildup."

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"I have always loved the Youth to the People Kale and Green Tea Cleanser. This has been a recommendation for so long on my channel, just because I love how well it does to remove all the dirt and impurities from your skin. This one does a really good job of removing sunscreen as well, and I tend to find that it works for me at night time."

April Basi

72k subs

~Yay

"For acne prone skin, I love this one. It's super gentle on the skin, it has green tea and spinach vitamins, and it literally smells amazing, especially in the morning. I love using this in the morning, [...] it's very soothing. It doesn't have harsh surfactants in it, it has very, very gentle surfactants."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Nay

"It was a little bit too salad in your face adjacent for me if I recall correctly."

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"It was a little bit too salad in your face adjacent for me if I recall correctly."

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"This cleanser has been around for a while, it's okay, it's like nothing to write home about, and it's $36, kind of pricey for a cleanser. I mean if you love it you love it, no problem there."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Nay

"This is a decent cleanser but honestly for me I actually found it a little stripping and drying on my skin. Other people absolutely love it. Youth to the People was a smaller brand when they first started out but now they've been purchased by one of the big brands. [...] I'd say if it works you go for it, [...] but now it's been purchased by one of the big companies I think it's better off finding a smaller brand and supporting them. But again there's nothing wrong with this cleanser."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Nay

"Not affordable right, $40 for a cleanser is quite a bit of money, and I personally, my philosophy is I really don't like to spend a ton on my cleansers, especially a product that you put onto your face but then you wash down the drain immediately. I'd rather invest my dollars into something that sits on my skin. [...] I personally just find that it doesn't work for my sensitive skin either. There's just a little bit of tightness, just a little bit of a squeaky clean feeling with this one."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

~Nay

"The green Youth to the People cleanser that went viral over lockdown dried out my oily skin so bad. It takes a lot to strip my skin of its natural oils, especially my oily T zone, and this honestly felt like a stripping cleanser from the early 2000s. It is a bit much and somehow very, very stripping, and I do not see people genuinely loving it anymore."

Allie Glines

829k subs

~Yay

"I washed my face earlier with the kale and green tea spinach superfoods cleanser from youth to the people and then I love this stuff by the way this is one of my favorites for any cleansing devices so my Foreo it foams up really beautifully but it's just a good overall cleanser. This is my second bottle, which is impressive for me because I switch skincare so much and I have so much skincare, so when I empty something that means I really love it."

Tea with MD

115k subs

~Yay

"Another cleanser I really love is one I've talked about before, it's from Youth to the People and it's their Superfood Cleanser. This contains a blend of kale, green tea, and spinach so it's loaded up with antioxidants and vitamins. And even though it's a gel cleanser, it really doesn't strip my face of moisture and I feel like it does a really good job in terms of cleaning my makeup off, even kind of stubborn mascara."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

~Yay

"I actually purchased this as part of a Sephora shop with me. [...] These cellulose products gum up on the skin but they gum up in your hand even with a glove regardless of whether or not they touch your skin. These can be amazing if you are someone who likes physical exfoliation but doesn't want to scratch off your face."

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"Youth to the People's Superfood Cleanser is lovely and well loved, [...] but because I'm putting this in a suitcase I don't want it to break. The glass is very eco-friendly and sustainable, but it's not something I can carry with me, which is why I'm leaving it at home on the shelf."

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"Oh my God, I love this stuff - it's the green tea, spinach, vitamin superfood cleanser from Youth to the People. It smells like earth and flowers and vegetables but also fruity, just everything amazing. I love earth and flowers and vegetables and everything about it. This is a great cleanser."

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"This cleanser is not only one of Hira's favorites but it's also an oily skin favorite. I actually find that this can dry out certain skin types if you are prone to more dry skin, but if you're like me and you get a little grease even at like 8:30 in the morning, then this could be one of your best friends. It does have antioxidants in it which are great both topically for your skin."