Daily Facial Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
by Cetaphil
Updated September 18, 2026
Niacinamide- and panthenol-laced foaming cleanser for oily, reactive skin; can strip dry faces.
What the community says
A foaming daily face wash with glycerin, panthenol, and niacinamide. It tends to suit oily or combination skin and people on tret who want a simple second-step cleanse. Dry or already-stripped skin often ends up tight.
What this means for you
Backed by 30 threads from r/SkincareAddiction, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more.
Read the threads ↓What people love
Watch out for
- Can leave dry, tight skin feeling stripped
- Niacinamide sets off a chunk of reactive users
- Some people feel a film or half-clean finish
Product details
Concerns
Use caution
Product Traits
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 355 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 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
“-Cetaphil daily facial cleanser”
Positive
“Morning if I’m not running: -Cetaphil daily facial cleanser”
Positive
“Night routine: -Cetaphil daily facial cleanser”
Positive
