Daily Facial Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
by Cetaphil
Updated November 10, 2026
Foaming cleanser removes oil cleanly; leaves reactive skin tight.
What the community says
A foaming daily cleanser with glycerin, panthenol, and niacinamide for normal-to-oily skin that likes a clean rinse. It fits simple routines and retinoid nights, though fragrance and a stripping feel make it a bad bet for dehydrated or reactive faces.
What this means for you
Backed by 30 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
- Foaming rinse removes oil and dirt without stripping combination skin
- Reliable basic wash for tretinoin routines
Watch out for
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Product Traits
What TikTok says
From 6 TikTok videos4 sponsored, marked with outlined numbers
Sponsored creators say it removes dirt, excess oil and makeup without leaving skin tight, and that it suits oily or sensitive skin 1234. One dermatologist creator says it works well for oily skin and that the newer version is fragrance free 5. Sponsored creators also point to glycerin, niacinamide and panthenol as key ingredients 25. The brand account says it reinforces the skin barrier and won't clog pores 6.
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Where to buy
Full ingredient list · 13
Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser ingredients
Water, Glycerin, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate, Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Panthenol, Niacinamide, Pantolactone, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Benzoate, Masking Fragrance, Sodium Chloride, Citric Acid
Listed in label order, highest concentration first. Linked ingredients have their own page.
Real Reddit threads — 389 mentions across 30 threads
Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 30 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more, summarized.
“You can start using gentle facial cleansers (cerave, cetaphil)”
Mentioned
“After about a week, the skin should have grown back”
Mentioned
“a gentle moisturizer (cerave pm is fine, no acids!).”
Mentioned
“I had to stop using the Cetaphil gentle cleanser bc of it”
Cautionary
“Even in such tiny amounts, it absolutely wrecked my skin.”
Cautionary
“I literally had the same reaction to it!”
Cautionary
“Then apply a foaming cleanser, I recommend Cetaphil daily cleanser which foams.”
Positive
“This will sweep away anything that’s left and give you a good foundation for the rest of your routine.”
Positive
“I've tried dozens of cleansers but always come back to these two as good basic options.”
Positive
“Then apply a foaming cleanser, I recommend Cetaphil daily cleanser which foams.”
Positive
“This will sweep away anything that’s left and give you a good foundation for the rest of your routine.”
Positive
“I've tried dozens of cleansers but always come back to these two as good basic options.”
Positive
“I told her to stop everything else she was doing and just use cetaphil to cleanse.”
Positive
“Her skin cleared up in 2 days and hasn’t been bad since.”
Positive
“She has occasional teenage breakouts that was getting worse”
Positive
“I CANNOT use even cerave or cetaphil, it strips my skin.”
Cautionary
“I assumed being oily by nature I needed to remove all oil”
Cautionary
“the oil not natural but actually overcompensation from being stripped”
Cautionary
Dupes & Alternatives
Often paired with
Products Redditors use alongside this one
La Roche-Posay
Mentioned together in 7 threads
“Get a moisturizer with SPF for the morning after you use the daily facial cleanser, get a cicaplast balm for the evening”