No. 74
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71% would recommend
Why we ranked it No. 74 in skincare
Sample
7 redditors with explicit opinion · 5 positive · 1 negative · 1 neutral
Score
0.744 — formula: 0.75 × % positive + 0.25 × pos/neg ratio
Confidence95% CI: 36–92% · the true approval rate falls in this range with 95% statistical confidence
Verdict
Highly Recommended — ≥65% positive across ≥7 redditors.
Sources
r/30PlusSkinCare, r/tretinoin, r/SkincareAddictionUK
Cetaphil · skincare
Highly Recommended
Gentle Skin Cleanser
r/30PlusSkinCarer/tretinoinr/SkincareAddictionUK
TL;DR — Reddit consensus
Dermatologist-recommended cleanser that cleared skin and works with tretinoin without irritation. Formula was recently changed, causing some users to switch brands.
What redditors love
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Cleared up skin significantly when switched to simple routine
“i started just using that too. My skin cleared up so so much.”
u/Foreign-Royal983 · r/30PlusSkinCare →
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No irritation even when using tretinoin daily
“Morning and night I use cetaphil gentle skin cleanser. I must be a lucky one who has had 0 irritation since starting tret.”
u/Ok-Classic581 · r/tretinoin →
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Gentle enough for gynecologist to recommend for intimate areas
“dual purpose as it was also recommended by my gynecologist for my outside lady”
u/Foreign-Royal983 · r/30PlusSkinCare →
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Helps manage Differin peeling when paired with moisturizer
“My skin is also peeling from differin, but Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser and moisturiser do help”
u/Aggressive-Tie-297 · r/SkincareAddictionUK →
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Works well in simple two-step routines with minimal products
“Very simple and my skin is much better for it. In the evening I usually just use Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and then Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask.”
u/MayaM__ · r/SkincareAddictionUK →
What they don’t
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Recent formula change prompted users to switch brands
“Just Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser (switched to Avene now due to Cetpahil changing the formula)”
u/justnotthatcreative · r/SkincareAddictionUK →
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Not cruelty-free according to some users
“Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser and moisturiser do help but it's not cruelty free”
u/Aggressive-Tie-297 · r/SkincareAddictionUK →
Direct quotes
What 7 redditors actually said.
Top 6 by confidence shown — expand below for the rest. Click any to open the original on Reddit.
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u/Foreign-Royal983
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r/30PlusSkinCare
i started just using that too. My skin cleared up so so much.
Now- I just use cetaphil gentle skin cleanser (dual purpose as it was also recommended by my gynecologist for my outside lady
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u/Pale_Notice5949
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r/tretinoin
I use the Soon Jung hydro barrier cream now. It’s pretty nice!
Have you tried cetaphil gentle skin cleanser? It’s so good
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u/justnotthatcreative
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r/SkincareAddictionUK
r to what you had until I also started to stick to a very simple routine.
Just Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser (switched to Avene now due to Cetpahil changing the formula) and then Epiduo at
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u/MayaM__
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r/SkincareAddictionUK
ery simple and my skin is much better for it. In the evening I usually just use Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser and then Summer Fridays Jet Lag Mask. In the morning it’s pretty much the same
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u/Ok-Classic581
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r/tretinoin
over the top. During the day I use skin 1004 sunscreen. Morning and night I use cetaphil gentle skin cleanser.
I must be a lucky one who has had 0 irritation since starting tret. But who
A
u/Aggressive-Tie-297
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r/SkincareAddictionUK
olds it off for a bit but not long.
My skin is also peeling from differin, but Cetaphil gentle skin cleanser and moisturiser do help but it's not cruelty free. I was using the ordinary ski
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