Neutrogena Deep Clean, 200 ml at ₹499, is our price-per-ml pick for the best face wash for oily skin shortlist; Cetaphil, 59 ml at ₹323, has the lowest upfront price. Simple, 150 ml at ₹441, is the middle-volume option with a lower upfront price than Neutrogena. These are shopping comparisons based on store listings and ingredient declarations, not a ranking of results on skin.
The shortlist at a glance
| Pick | Selected pack | Nykaa price | Approximate cost per ml | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutrogena Deep Clean Facial Cleanser | 200 ml | ₹499 | ₹2.50 | Lowest cost per ml here |
| Simple Kind to Skin Refreshing Facewash | 150 ml | ₹441 | ₹2.94 | Middle-volume pack below ₹450 |
| Cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser | 59 ml | ₹323 | ₹5.47 | Lowest upfront spend |
Prices were checked on 23 October 2026. All three selected packs showed enabled Add to Bag controls and matching in-stock variant records: Neutrogena 200 ml, Simple 150 ml and Cetaphil 59 ml. That is store availability, not confirmation of delivery to your PIN code. Prices include taxes according to Nykaa; shipping and location checks are separate.
Neutrogena Deep Clean: best for price per ml
The Neutrogena listing displayed a 200 ml pack at ₹499, against ₹580 MRP. The ingredient declaration embedded in the selected 200 ml listing includes water, sodium C14 16 olefin sulfonate, cocamidopropyl betaine, salicylic acid, propylene glycol and fragrance. It also names FD&C Yellow 5 and FD&C Red 40. We are reporting ingredient presence, not assigning a percentage or a result to any of them.
This is the lowest cost per ml among these three selected packs. Its 200 ml bottle contains more product than Simple's 150 ml tube, but costs more upfront. That makes Neutrogena our value pick on the narrow measure we can verify: rupees divided by declared volume. It does not establish how many washes a bottle provides, since the listing does not give a measured amount per wash.
There is a price disagreement to flag. A separate direct-page extraction of this same 200 ml URL returned ₹460 against ₹525 MRP on 23 October, matching the latest editorial observation. Our fresh Chrome page instead displayed ₹499 against ₹580 MRP. Its visible 200 ml heading, buy box, selected child 2570 and dataLayer product record all agreed with the price helper at ₹499/₹580. We use that selected live-browser amount in the table, not the conflicting extraction. At ₹499 divided by 200 ml, the rounded cost is ₹2.50 per ml; the other extraction would imply ₹2.30 per ml. Neutrogena remains lowest per ml either way, but do not assume the lower amount is available to you. Nykaa displays a pricing-batch notice about changing MRP; it does not establish why these reads differ. The earlier ₹470 editorial observation was not reproduced. The fresh page did not show the previous ₹496 sale preview, so we have removed it. Recheck the 200 ml pack before paying; the page also offers 50 ml.
Simple Refreshing Facewash: best for a middle-volume pack below ₹450
The Simple listing showed the selected 150 ml tube at ₹441, against ₹490 MRP. The ingredient section embedded in the selected 150 ml listing lists water, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, panthenol and propylene glycol. The section also separately names vitamin E and pro amino acid as key ingredients. No ingredient percentages were provided in that section.
This is the middle-volume option: more product than the 59 ml Cetaphil bottle, less than the 200 ml Neutrogena bottle. It also sits between them in upfront price. At ₹2.94 per ml, it costs more per ml than Neutrogena and less than Cetaphil. That is its place in this comparison, not a claim about the descriptive words in the product name.
The link explicitly selects the 150 ml variant. We matched its visible 150 ml heading, ₹441 buy box and ₹490 MRP with the price script. The page offers another size, but our comparison does not use its price or image. Its separate ₹319 Diwali sale preview is not the current ₹441 buy-box price used here.
There is a documentation limit worth keeping visible. The store labels its short five-item list a full ingredient list, while its separate key-ingredient panel names other ingredients. We would not treat that abbreviated text as a complete dispatched-pack declaration. Read the actual pack before ordering if a particular ingredient matters to your choice. Nothing in this comparison fills those gaps with assumptions.
Cetaphil Oily Skin Cleanser: best for lower upfront spend
The Cetaphil listing displayed 59 ml at ₹323, against ₹389 MRP. The ingredient declaration embedded in the selected 59 ml listing names aqua, glycerin, cocamidopropyl betaine, disodium laureth sulfosuccinate, sodium cocoamphoacetate, panthenol, niacinamide and pantolactone. It also lists parfum/fragrance, several individually named fragrance ingredients, sodium chloride and citric acid.
This is the cheapest selected bottle by total price, but the most expensive per ml. Those are different rankings. The smaller pack may fit a lower purchase budget; it does not win the volume-value comparison. We would keep that distinction ahead of any MRP discount badge.
The selected heading, size selector and SKU 25018643 record all showed 59 ml, not 60 ml. The fresh helper and rendered buy box both showed ₹323. Neither the earlier ₹299 helper amount nor the editor's ₹300/60 ml observation was reproduced; we do not combine those observations with this pack. The same page offers 118 ml and 236 ml options, so do not apply ₹323 to those larger sizes. Nor should the ingredient names be read as a promise about what this bottle will do. This guide compares the declaration and the pack, not an individual outcome.
The 23 October 2026 IST recheck matched the selected 59 ml heading, ₹323 visible buy box and enabled Add to Bag control. Its exact 59 ml variant record also marked it in stock. At ₹323 divided by 59 ml, the rounded cost is ₹5.47 per ml. This is the current product price, not a verified delivered total. Check the selected pack again before payment.
How we picked
We read Nykaa's product pages, current price records, selected pack headings, stock records and embedded ingredient sections on 23 October 2026. Each link pins the compared SKU: Neutrogena 2570, Simple 390982 and Cetaphil 25018643. The text helper stopped after navigation, so we captured the full rendered pages and their embedded product records instead. The selected buy-box prices agree with the price helper for all three packs. We did not use these products. All three store URLs are on doublethink's permitted store list. Product images come from the same current price extraction as each listed price. Ingredient names above describe Nykaa's listing declarations, not a separately verified physical-pack label. The site stores those declarations at product level; it does not provide a separate ingredient field for every size. We have not inferred a size-specific formula or checked the dispatched batch.
Our order follows cost per ml, with separate picks for a middle-volume pack below ₹450 and lower upfront spend. All quantities here are in ml, so no conversion between volume and weight is needed. Unit prices are rounded to two decimals. We did not rank customer ratings, infer ingredient concentrations or copy the stores' outcome language into our recommendations.
The catch
Store pages change, and their size selectors can retain confusing background metadata. We matched each comparison to the visible product heading and pack record, not just a search preview. Recheck size, ingredient panel, seller, delivery and final basket amount before payment. None of these prices is a verified checkout total or a historical-low claim.
We checked doublethink's live shop deals again. None is used to replace the selected Nykaa buy-box prices above. Compare the exact product and size before applying any separate deal.
FAQs
Which face wash here costs the least under ₹500?
Cetaphil's selected 59 ml bottle costs ₹323. Simple's selected 150 ml tube costs ₹441, and Neutrogena's 200 ml bottle costs ₹499. Cetaphil requires the least money upfront, while Neutrogena has the lowest cost per ml. Choose the budget measure you mean before comparing them.
Which is the best face wash for oily skin under ₹700 by pack value?
On these verified volumes and prices, Neutrogena has the lowest rounded unit price at ₹2.50 per ml. Simple follows at ₹2.94 per ml for 150 ml, then Cetaphil at ₹5.47 per ml for 59 ml. Neutrogena also has the largest selected volume at 200 ml. This is a pack-value answer, not a prediction of skin results.
Can the ingredient list tell me which one to buy?
It lets you compare named ingredients, but these pages do not supply every concentration or establish your individual response. Simple's abbreviated store list particularly needs a pack check. For advice about a personal skin concern, ask a doctor rather than relying on a price table.
