If you’ve been here for a while you already know how I feel about Emma Lewisham. I don’t need to oversell it… you either get it or you don’t, and most of you reading this very much get it. It’s one of those brands that just stays. I’ve gone through phases with my skincare routine — trying new things, switching products in and out — but I’ve always kept space for my Emma Lewisham products. It’s just… there. Non-negotiable. And their oil cleanser. Can we talk about their oil cleanser for a second? Because I genuinely believe it’s the best one I’ve ever used, and I’ve used so many. I always have a refill in the cabinet and a mini in whatever bag I’m travelling with. Always. My husband thinks it’s excessive. He’s wrong.
So when their PR landed in my inbox with news of a new cleanser, I read it very well. Not because press releases are thrilling, but because I trust this brand enough to actually want to understand what they’ve done and why.
The Supernatural Crème Cleanser is their first launch of 2026 and the idea behind it is very simple. Cleansing has always been about removal, and Emma Lewisham has decided that’s not good enough anymore.
As co-founder Emma Lewisham herself puts it “Cleansing has always been about removal until now. We’ve redefined the role of a cleanser, breaking away from traditional norms to create a unique wash-on treatment. Our Supernatural Crème Cleanser delivers benefits previously reserved for serums and moisturisers. This not only actively improves your skin’s condition, but raises its starting platform, allowing higher levels of efficacy to be realised through your wider skincare regime.” And she’s not wrong. We’ve all more or less accepted that a cleanser’s job is simply to remove, without disrupting the skin too much in the process.
The formula is built around what they call a “reverse cleanse” a 45-second wash-on treatment that works on three things simultaneously; your skin barrier, your inflammatory response, and your microbiome. These aren’t three separate concerns, they’re deeply connected, each one affecting how the others function. Most skincare still treats them in isolation. This doesn’t.
In practice, because I know that’s what you actually want to know, it works beautifully as a second step after the oil cleanser, which for me felt like the right conversation between the two products. You know that moment after rinsing off your oil cleanser where your skin feels clean but somehow waiting? Like it’s ready to receive something? This is that something. The texture is this cushiony cream that glides effortlessly and as you massage it in it shifts into something silkier, almost melting rather than sitting with a spa scent. You rinse and that’s where it gets you. No tightness. None of that subtle recalibrating feeling you get with even the good cleansers. Just calm. Immediately, genuinely calm skin.
What I keep noticing is that my skin feels like it’s starting from a better place. Like the baseline has quietly shifted. It’s hard to explain without sounding vague but if you’ve ever felt like your serums and moisturiser were working harder some days than others, this, I think, is why. What you cleanse with matters far more than we’ve been led to believe, and Emma Lewisham has always understood that. They’ve just now proven it.
The new Emma Lewisham Supernatural Crème Cleanser is available now at MECCA for $78 (100ml), with refills at $71, and yes, it’s already earned a permanent spot in my routine.
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