How to Choose the Right Face Wash for Your Skin Type

Updated 7 Oct 2026

A good face wash does one job: it removes oil, dust and sunscreen without leaving your skin tight or stripped. The right one depends on your skin type, so start there.

Step 1: Know your skin type

Wash your face with a mild cleanser, pat dry and wait an hour with no products. If your skin feels shiny all over, it is oily. If it feels tight or flaky, it is dry. Shine only on the forehead and nose means combination. Stinging or redness with most products suggests sensitive skin.

Step 2: Match the ingredient to the need

• Oily or acne-prone skin: look for foaming washes with salicylic acid, tea tree or activated charcoal. Our Acne Pimple Foaming Face Wash and Activated Charcoal Face Wash are made for this.
• Dull or tired-looking skin: a vitamin C wash such as our Vitamin C Foaming Face Wash is a gentle daily step.
• Dry or normal skin: choose creamy or honey-based formulas. Try the Honey Saffron Face Wash.
• Everyday traditional care: Haldi Chandan and Multani Mitti washes suit people who like classic Indian ingredients.

Step 3: Use it correctly

Wash twice a day, morning and night, for about 30 seconds with lukewarm water. Do not scrub hard. Follow with moisturiser, and sunscreen in the morning.

Quick tips

• Patch test a new wash on your jaw for 24 hours.
• Change only one product at a time so you can tell what works.
• If irritation lasts, stop using it and see a dermatologist.

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