How To Cleanse Oily Skin
Is your skin type oily? Discover the perfect cleansing routine for your oily skin for a fresh, spa-like glow.
- 1st March 2024
- By Charlotte Tilbury
3 minute read
Is your skin type oily? Discover the perfect cleansing routine for your oily skin for a fresh, spa-like glow.
3 minute read
Darlings, if you have oily skin, it’s so important to cleanse it properly with a perfectly tailored cleansing routine that works just for your skin type!
Read on to discover my top tips and techniques for cleansing oily skin for a perfectly cleansed canvas with excess oil at bay.

Tilbury Tip: Unsure about your skin type? Read my What is my skin type? guide to discover whether your skin type is oily, dry, normal or combination.
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When it comes to taking care of your oily skin, cleansing is a step that should never be skipped or missed, darling!
When your skin type is oily, your skin produces higher amounts of sebum (your skin’s natural oil) which helps to lock moisture into your skin. Too much of it can clog your pores and could leave you more prone to blackheads, spots and greasiness – particularly when it mixes with everyday skin aggressors like sweat, dead skin, bacteria, dust, pollution or excess beauty products like skincare, sunscreen and makeup! Cleansing your skin twice a day with the right products and techniques is the best way to remove these impurities for skin that’s HEALTHY, HYDRATED and BALANCED.
Cleansing your skin also leaves you with a perfectly cleansed canvas for applying the rest of my skincare and makeup products. This helps my MAGIC skincare ingredients to soak into your skin and also makes my beautifying makeup products look better and stay in place for longer!
Tilbury Tip: Before I share my recommendations for cleansing oily skin, read my guide to the correct skincare routine order for skincare products so that you can follow your cleansing routine with the best skincare products for a MAGIC SKIN GLOW every day.

Darlings, it’s so important to use the right cleanser for your oily skin, as so many cleansers can be drying, stripping and dulling, which can upset your skin’s natural balance. My NEW! Charlotte’s Magic Hydration Revival Cleanser is the perfect gentle cleanser for all skin types – even oily skin – hydrating, reviving and priming your skin for a FRESH, SPA-LIKE SKIN GLOW with clinically proven results!
Formulated with hydrating hyaluronic acid, biomimetic barrier shield technology and a skin-smoothing peptide complex to reduce the appearance of pores and refine your skin tone appearance, my Magic Hydration Revival Cleanser bathes your skin in hydration while removing all makeup and impurities.
As you apply my 3-in-1 cleanser, the texture of its MAGIC formula transforms from a comforting cream to a rich foam to a purifying, nourishing milk for an indulgent facialist-inspired experience. It also helps to minimise the look of your pores, leaving your skin LOOKING SMOOTHER, CLEARER and more GLOWING!
Tilbury Tip: Cleansing at night? Don’t forget to remove your makeup first. My Take It All Off makeup remover with chamomile gently dissolves and removes your eye and lip makeup in a simple shake, soak and swipe! Click here to discover how to remove makeup like a pro.

Darlings, cleansing your skin with my Charlotte’s Magic Hydrating Revival Cleanser is an easy and luxurious experience!
Simply apply the product to the palm of your hand and emulsify with a couple of drops of warm water by gently rubbing your hands together. Then, apply the cleanser evenly across your face, gently massaging it into your skin before rinsing away with warm water. Use AM and PM in your supercharged skincare routines for skin that feels RE-ENGERGISED and RENEWED!
For best results, follow with my award-winning Charlotte’s Magic Cream for a dose of my Magic 8 Matrix of skin-loving skincare ingredients including plump-effect peptides, Vitamins C & E and hyaluronic acid.
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Now that you know how to cleanse oily skin using Charlotte’s Magic Hydrating Revival Cleanser, you’ve just UNLOCKED the secrets to immediate skin revival! But don’t just stop at cleansing. For optimum results, follow my supercharged steps above with the rest of my skincare essentials for oily skin for MAGIC skin 24/7.
With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.
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