Micellar Gel Wash — Reddit Reviews
by Simple
Updated September 23, 2026
Low-foam gel cleanser that never strips; tretinoin crowd go-to.
What the community says
A low-foam gel cleanser built around cocamidopropyl betaine, panthenol, glycerin, and saccharide isomerate. Tret users keep it in rotation for clean, dry skin before actives. Very dry or reactive skin may still want a richer second cleanse.
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Real Reddit threads — 11 mentions across 7 threads
Simple Micellar Gel Wash on Reddit, in one place — 7 threads from r/tretinoin, r/SkincareAddiction and 1 more, summarized.
“Simple Micellar Gel Wash”
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“Night Kose Cleansing Oil Simple Micellar Gel Wash Cosrx Advance Snail 96 Mucin”
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“Simple Micellar Gel Wash Cosrx Advance Snail 96 Mucin”
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“PM: (w/makeup) Pink Garnier micellar water, Simple Micellar gel face wash, Tretinoin 0.025%”
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“Routine:”
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“(w/o makeup) same routine except micellar water depends if i layered sunscreen multiple times during the AM.”
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“Simple Micellar Gel wash”
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“Evening Cleansing and Treatment”
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“Also try to apply the medication on clean dry skin”
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“PM: Dermatica squalane cleanser + Simple micellar gel wash”
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“Simple micellar gel wash”
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“AM: Water PM: Dermatica squalane cleanser + Simple micellar gel wash”
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“Simple Micellar Cleanser Gel”
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“PM: double cleanse (haruharu ginseng oil cleanser + Simple Micellar Cleanser Gel)”
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“double cleanse”
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“Simple hydrating Micellar cleansing gel”
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“PM”
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“For reference my skincare routine…”
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