I Started Using This Cleanser Back in College For My Hormonal Acne, and I Still Swear By It

I discovered the brand Tula when I was a junior in college. I had a friend who was very open about her struggle with acne and had documented her skin progress while using the regimen of products on Instagram. That was all of the convincing I needed to give it a try — after all, nothing was working. I still remember the day when bought my first bottle of the Tula cleanser off Amazon and threw out my other face washes as soon as it arrived. Years later, I've gone through countless bottles of the stuff.

What I first loved — and still do — about the cleanser is how gentle it is on the skin. With my combination skin type, most cleansers were either too harsh and drying or not effective enough. I can use it morning and night and it still doesn't leave my skin feeling parched or tight. It has a refreshing gel consistency that lathers into a light foam and removes makeup and dirt from the face with ease. It's loaded with good-for-you ingredients like chicory root to calm inflammation, turmeric root and blueberries for antioxidants, lactic acid to gently exfoliate, and the brand's signature probiotics.

Tula's "thing" is probiotics; every product in the brand's arsenal contains it. That's because the brand was developed by Dr. Roshini Raj, a gastroenterologist who was inspired by the progress she noticed in her patients' skin after a course of probiotics. She created Tula with a commitment to improve and balance the skin using clean, effective ingredients paired with a healthy dose of probiotics and superfoods. It's no surprise it really works — it was formulated by a doctor and is backed by science.

Since discovering the brand, Tula has launched a number of new products and still holds a place in my heart — and daily skin-care routine. I'm pretty open to letting friends and family take whatever beauty product they want from my stash, but my Tula The Cult Classic Purifying Face Cleanser ($28) is off limits.