Best Men’s Face Wash for Normal Skin: Murad Resurgence Renewing Cleansing Cream

Cream cleansers are a top option for sensitive types, but are often the most universal choice, too—which explains why I’ve slated Murad’s outstanding face wash as the victor for the middle-road “normal” skin conditions. This one will honor your naturally fortified moisture barrier, while also providing non-physical exfoliation bennies via papaya enzymes. When I use it, I feel like I’ve used both a cleanser and a hydrating serum; my skin suggests as much, too. It always leaves my hands feeling extra nourished, too.

Best Men’s Face Wash for Aging Skin: Fresh Soy Cleanser

Fresh’s low-foaming, gel cleanser offers excellent surface-level cleaning that leaves skin feeling clean without the sensation that you’ve been fully stripped of your natural oils. It’s one of the most popular face cleansers in the world, able to reduce redness and clear out pores to minimize their appearance with continued use. This is great for all skin types, but particularly soothing for those with dry or aging skin who want something that’ll nourish the skin while still cleansing it.

Best Fragrance-Free Men’s Face Wash: Vanicream Gentle Facial Cleanser

Vanicream

Gentle Facial Cleanser

Rather than explaining what Vanicream’s gentle cleanser has in its ingredient list, it’d be easier to tell you what it doesn’t have: There are no fragrances, parabens, sulfates, or dyes. Basically, if something is likely to irritate your skin, it’s not in here. Most face cleansers, or skin care products in general, contain fragrance to, well, make the product smell good. But for a lot of people, those scents can cause irritation in the form of redness, acne, flaking, etc. Sensitive skin folks rave about Vanicream’s cleanser for its no-frills approach to skin care products that contain nothing more than what it needs to get the job done—in this case: cleaning your face.

Best Exfoliating Face Cleanser for Men: Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore-Minimizing & Polishing Powder Cleanser

Kiehl’s

Rare Earth Deep Pore-Minimizing & Polishing Powder Cleanser

What appears to be a simple starch powder is in fact much more: When lathered into your palms, Kiehl’s cleanser produces three different pore-clearing actions. It purifies with clay, buffs with micro grains, and clears out dead skin cells with alpha hydroxy acids. I love it for its many use cases, like on rough skin for needed smoothness, acne-prone skin (whenever or wherever it isn’t actively breaking out), or on normal, oily, and combination skin to reduce shine. It is also one of the few clay cleansers that also uses the right vessel—a simple liquid-esque cap limits the amount of water that gets in, and prevents you from having a mound of powder in your hands. Maybe I’m just an idiot and can’t figure out the other powder cleansers, but at least Kiehl’s is idiot proof.