The 14 Best Face Washes for Dry Skin

Easy does it. Drunk Elephant's creamy E-Rase micellar water is made with three types of ceramides and hydrating melon seed oil, making it an ideal quick morning rinse for those with dry and irritated skin. 

The famous Augustinus Bader blend TFC8 is made from amino acids, vitamins, and a special mix of synthesized molecules inspired by skin. Pick up this luxe balm to see if it's what your skin is craving. 

Avène's ultra-gentle cleanser is formulated with eczema in mind, though it's great for regularly dry or itchy skin, too. 

Three cheers for CeraVe. The drugstore staple uses ceramides and hyaluronic acid in its hydrating cleanser—a moisture-attracting ingredient that complements the whole face wash process.

A Japanese cult fave that's gone global, the DHC Deep Cleansing Oil is known for melting away SPF, makeup, and pollution. Use it on days where you've gone full glam or if you feel like you need to double cleanse. 

Clean ingredients don't need to be expensive, as this Mad Hippie cream cleanser proves. It's made with sesame, macadamia, and jojoba oils to leave your skin happier than it found it. 

You might think glycolic acid is out of the question if you have dry, reactive skin—but this SkinCeuticals pick proves that isn't always the case. The formula balances the exfoliator with calming orange peel oil and allantoin.

There's so much buzz around Clinique's cleansing balm, you might wonder if it's worth it. Take it from us—the answer is yes. It removes makeup in seconds and leaves your skin feeling supple.  

Repeat after us: You can take off your makeup without stripping your skin. Leave it to Paula's Choice to make a cream cleanser that does just that, softening finicky skin while it's at it. 

Consider Cetaphil's Gentle Skin Cleanser if you need to press reset on your skin care routine, or you're trying to sniff out irritants. It's made without added fragrances and dyes, and is entirely non-comedogenic.  

Sweet almond oil is the hero ingredient in Dior's oil-to-milk cleanser. It's highly effective, and feels like a treat on your skin. 

This La Roche-Posay cleanser has won over plenty of fans, thanks to its impressive blend of thermal water, ceramide, niacinamide, and glycerin. 

Dry, unhappy skin doesn't stand a chance against this Tatcha formula, which expertly mixes up vitamins A, B, D, and E with omega-3, -6, -9 fatty acids. 

Squalane can be a game-changer for dry skin. It can also quickly make products way more expensive than $7.90. Luckily, The Ordinary swooped in with a cleanser well within everyone's budget.