Gentle Facial Cleanser — Reddit Reviews
by Vanicream
Updated October 3, 2026
Glycerin-based low-foam cleanser for sensitive routines; can leave dry skin tight.
What the community says
This minimalist cleanser uses glycerin, coco-glucoside, and sodium cocoyl glycinate to remove daily grime without actives or fragrance. It fits stripped-back routines around tretinoin and reactive skin, but dry or rosacea-prone users frequently report tightness, redness, and barrier irritation.
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Real Reddit threads — 1,383 mentions across 28 threads
Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser on Reddit, in one place — 28 threads from r/tretinoin, r/30PlusSkinCare and 3 more, summarized.
“PM - Vanicream cleanser, wait 20 mins, tret, wait 20 mins, LRP Cicaplast”
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“PM - Vanicream cleanser, tret, LRP Cicaplast”
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“Very simple.”
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“All I do is use a gentle cleanser once a day at night (using vanicream now), then tret, then cetaphil daily moisturizer.”
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“I use the cetaphil moisturizing cream for dry and sensitive skin.”
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“Less is best!”
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“PM:”
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“Vanicream gentle face cleanser”
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“I do little dots all over my face right after washing.”
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“+ vanicream gentle facial cleanser”
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“pm routine:”
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“Do you wash your face before doing short contact?”
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“I just use micellar water and if I do wash my face with cleanser I use the vanicream gentle cleanser!:)”
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“Once I stopped using cleaners meant to clear acne or for oily skin, I had way less breakouts and oddly, way less oil. I swear by Vanicream cleanser now!”
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“what gentle cleanser did u use? coz i used one from cerave and it made me worse :(”
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“Dove, but I didn’t go that far! Just vanicream cleanser”
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“Same!! I stopped using everything but vanicream and my redness went away completely.”
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“What works for me is vanicream facial cream and Trader Joe facial sunscreen”
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Vanicream
Mentioned together in 85 threads
“Vanicream Moisturizing Cream works really well on sensitized skin. Do you have a gentle cleanser? Some good ones are Vanicream facial cleanser”
Vaseline
Mentioned together in 35 threads
“Vanicream face wash, tazarotene every other day, Aestura atobarrier365 hydro soothing water cream (layered as needed), beauty of Joseon relief sun aqua SPF, and slugging with Vaseline 1-2 times a…”
Prequel
Mentioned together in 27 threads
“Prequel Gleanser (oil cleanser) to remove sunscreen * Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser”
