Cleansers · 3 of 12

Two cleansers wash differently on purpose, and the water needs neither.

A cream cleanser that never foams, a gel that foams lightly and rinses off combination skin, and a micellar water that needs no rinsing at all. All three are fragrance-free cleansers by default — nothing added to cover the base scent of the formula, and if a plant oil is doing double duty as a scent, it's named as an ingredient, not hidden behind the word "fragrance." Each is quoted per bottle or tube by inquiry; none of the three is sold on a fixed sticker price here.

Run out of Austin, Texas, for the better part of a decade · Twelve products, no more

Cleanser being dispensed into an open palm at a sink — Cream cleanser, dispensed at the sink, no lather expected.

Skin that tightens after washing usually needs less foam, not a richer moisturizer after the fact. Skin that runs oily by midday usually needs the opposite. We keep one cleanser for each case and a third for the days you don't want to touch a sink — that's the whole cleanser shelf, and it's stayed at three for years because a fourth would just be a variation on one of these, not a new answer.

01 — Cream Cleanser

Cream Cleanser

This is the cream cleanser no foam skin needs when a gel or a bar leaves it feeling stripped by evening. It lifts makeup and the day's grime without a lather, so nothing pulls extra moisture out with the dirt.

120ml tube · quoted per tube by inquiry

What's in the cream cleanser

Water, then glycerin, cetearyl alcohol, squalane, shea butter, and a small measure of chamomile extract at the end of the list — the order it's mixed in, which is also the order of how much of each is in the tube.

Using the cream cleanser

Massage a small amount over a dry or damp face for thirty seconds, then take it off with a warm cotton pad or a splash of water — it doesn't need to foam to have done its job. Morning or evening both work; we'd skip the harsher gel on the same night if skin already feels tight.

No added fragrance. Chamomile extract is in the mix in a small amount — if you know your skin reacts to it, ask before ordering rather than finding out after the tube arrives.

Ask before you commit to a full tube.

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02 — Gel Cleanser

Gel Cleanser

Built as a gel cleanser for combination skin — the kind that runs oily through the T-zone and dry along the jaw by two in the afternoon. It foams, but lightly, and rinses off clean rather than leaving a film behind.

150ml bottle · quoted per bottle by inquiry

What's in the gel cleanser

Water, then a mild coconut-derived surfactant, glycerin, aloe leaf juice, and a trace of green tea extract. No sulfates in this list, which is most of why it rinses without the tight, squeaky finish some gels leave.

Using the gel cleanser

Work a coin-sized amount into damp skin with your fingertips for about a minute, concentrating on the forehead, nose and chin, then rinse with lukewarm rather than hot water. Twice a day is the usual pace; once is often plenty if you're also using the facial oil drops at night.

Aloe and green tea extract are both in small measure — well tolerated by most combination skin, but we'll say so plainly if a caller describes a known aloe sensitivity: this one isn't for them.

Tell us how your skin behaves by afternoon.

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03 — Micellar Water

Micellar Water

The one built as micellar water for sensitive skin and for the nights nothing else is going to happen — no rinsing, no massaging, just a soaked pad and a full face taken off in one pass.

200ml bottle · quoted per bottle by inquiry

What's in the micellar water

Water first by a wide margin, then poloxamer 184 as the micelle-forming agent, glycerin, and panthenol. Nothing else in the list — the shortest ingredient order of anything we carry, deliberately.

Using the micellar water

Saturate a cotton pad and sweep it over the face and lashes without scrubbing, flipping to a clean side once it's picked up makeup or sunscreen. It doesn't need rinsing afterward, though skin that runs dry may still want the daily barrier cream over the top.

This one has no active exfoliants and no essential oils, which is why it's the pick for irritated or reactive skin — but it also means it won't remove heavy waterproof formulas in a single pass. Two passes, not a harder scrub.

Good for a bedside table, not a deep clean.

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If you're after fragrance — an added scent layered on top of the base formula — none of these three carry it, and we won't formulate a special batch that does. Everyday home care routine cleansers get used daily for years; the fewer things in the bottle, the fewer reasons for a reaction to show up on month eight.

Cleansing is step one of a short routine

See the creams and balms that follow it See the facial and body oils See the boxed sets that pair all three

Not sure which of the three fits your skin, or whether you need all three at once? Say what your skin does by evening and we'll tell you honestly, including when the answer is none of them.

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