Cleanses well but gently. Love that this cleanser allows me to gently massage my face clean without creating friction or dragging on my face. What I didn't like, and wasn't expecting was the fact that this cleanser is non foaming. There is no lather. This isnt really a bad thing, but nowhere on the packing, or the item description did I see anything about this being a non foaming cleanser. Despite this, it cleanses well, and does not over dry or irritate my skin. I have tried other cleansers that did both. I have oily skin, and wear sunscreen, daily. This cleanser gets my skin clean. I use this cleanser every other day, alternating with the CeraVe SA cleanser, (which does foam). This cleanser allows me to give my skin a gentle break from active ingredients. (which I use with the SA cleanser). I use this cleanser on my face and neck and follow with a toner, an unscented centella gel from Purito, and follow up with my FAB barriair cream to help maintain my skin barrier.I bought this cleanser after a horrible bought of breakouts, from over cleansing and over exfoliating my skin. This cleanser along with the other steps above has helped me calm and heal my skin. The dark spots that resulted from my breakouts are still fading, but this cleanser is helping with my overall skin health.