Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
Updated September 26, 2026
Jelly cleanser for squeaky-clean oily skin; stripping for dry, sensitive faces.
What the community says
A gel-texture cleanser that foams enough to remove sunscreen and leave skin feeling very clean. Oily or combo skin may like the finish; dry, sensitive, and eczema-prone faces often find it too stripping.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Stripping and drying on drier skin
- Can sting or aggravate eczema and thin eye skin
- Price and cantaloupe-ish smell annoy people
Product details
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Product Traits
Skin type data limited
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 7 mentions across 4 threads
Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 4 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/Rosacea and 2 more, summarized.
“Drunk Elephant Beste No. 9 Jelly Cleanser - 6/10”
Mentioned
“Cons: Stripping/drying and expensive.”
Mentioned
“For who? Oily skin or those that like to feel squeaky clean.”
Mentioned
“Drunk elephant No. 9 - I think it made my t-zone a bit more oily”
Cautionary
“I've tried many.”
Cautionary
“Which one is your HG cleanser?”
Cautionary
“Right now I am using the Drunk Elephant Beste Jelly cleanser.”
Mentioned
“I don't even wash the POD area but rather my forehead/cheeks and let the soapy water run over it.”
Mentioned
“I really like the Drunk Elephant cleansing jelly”
Positive
“except the price and the smell”
Positive
“sorta smells like cantaloupe”
Positive
