Very dry skin is my current skin type, so I understand this one personally. When I run out of my beautiful cream cleanser and need to use a gel backup, my skin really notices. Right now I am loving milk and cream cleansers, they are formulated with plant oils and butters that help replenish the skin's natural moisture as they cleanse, so the skin feels soft and comfortable afterwards. Here are eight of my favourite face cleansers that work really well for dry and very dry skin types.

1. Vanessa Megan Petitgrain pH Balancing Cream Cleanser

This is the one I use personally, morning and night. The Vanessa Megan Petitgrain pH Balancing Cream Cleanser is a multi-award winning daily cleanser and makeup remover enriched with shea butter, petitgrain and may chang to tone, clarify and help support the skin's natural pH while it cleanses. The texture is rich but rinses away cleanly, and it works beautifully for dry skin that also has some congestion.

2. Dr Hauschka Soothing Cleansing Milk

The Dr Hauschka Soothing Cleansing Milk is formulated with anthyllis, jojoba and almond oil to support the skin's natural protective function. A nutrient-rich extract of fermented grains helps support the skin's microbiome, and bentonite clay gently cleanses while calming the skin and reducing the appearance of redness.

3. Juniper Nourishing Cream Cleanser

A practitioner-grade Australian formula, the Juniper Nourishing Cream Cleanser is enriched with certified organic vitamins A, E and C, plus omega-3 and omega-6 essential fatty acids. It removes impurities while leaving the skin feeling deeply nourished and comfortable without any tightness.

4. LAMAV Hydra-Calm Cream Cleanser

The LAMAV Hydra-Calm Cream Cleanser uses an aloe vera leaf juice base with avocado and camellia oil to remove impurities and makeup while deeply hydrating the skin. Chamomile helps condition and calm, and kakadu plum, mountain pepper leaf extract and acai oil help provide extra antioxidant support.

5. Antipodes Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser

Formulated with Vinanza Oxifend, a proprietary antioxidant-rich extract from New Zealand Pinot Noir grapes, the Antipodes Grace Gentle Cream Cleanser helps reduce the appearance of skin redness while removing all traces of makeup. Enriched with avocado oil and soothing marigold, it cleanses without stripping the skin's natural moisture barrier.

6. Raww Hydrating Cream Cleanser

The Raww Hydrating Cream Cleanser uses an aloe vera base enriched with vitamin C-rich kakadu plum and Wildberry Harvest, a nourishing complex of Australian super-berries, to remove makeup and daily impurities without stripping natural oils, leaving dry skin feeling soft, clean and refreshed.

7. Edible Beauty No. 1 Belle Frais Cleansing Milk

The Edible Beauty No. 1 Belle Frais Cleansing Milk is made with fatty acid-rich camellia seed oil to hydrate and improve elasticity, Australian wattleseed to help refine the appearance of pores and texture, and natural AHAs from apple and strawberry extracts for a gentle brightening effect.

8. Acure Seriously Soothing Cleansing Cream

A rich, non-foaming cream cleanser, the Acure Seriously Soothing Cleansing Cream is made with peony extract, chamomile, calendula and sunflower amino acids to remove impurities and daily buildup while calming irritation and maintaining the skin's natural moisture balance.