Normal skin is anything but: It’s that exceptional middle ground between oily and dry, the status quo we all aim to achieve with a skincare regimen. Some people enjoy it naturally, while others experience fleeting moments of “normalcy” between yo-yo swings from one side of the spectrum to the other.
Whether you’re lucky enough to be normal genetically, or calculated enough to have arrived at this vaunted destination, you need a regimen that balances your skin’s moisture levels — not too dry, not too oily — without tipping the scales either direction. (Though you still need to rotate in your more prescriptive oil-balancing products whenever those scales start to tip back to your genetic skincare state.)
It all starts with a cleanser. You need something that doesn’t gut the pores of your natural oils, but isn’t so sensitive that it won’t remove gunk and excess sebum. It has to hydrate as much as it cleanses, putting nourishing ingredients to work alongside the custodial ones. Here are six that should help maintain your normalcy.
Pilot Men’s Grooming Finest Face Cleanser
PilotThe Finest Face Cleanser
This cleanser gently scrubs dead skin cells from the surface of your face, then hydrates and soothes with aloe and chamomile. It also uses charcoal and clay to lift excess gunk from the pores while preserving the delicate balance between oily and dry skin.
