I Used Nexusoftex and Clean Skin Club Side by Side for a Week. Here's the Comparison.

Published on 2026-06-14

Clean Skin Club built this category. I'm not here to trash them.

They were first. They made disposable face towels a thing people actually buy. Their branding is everywhere. If you use face towels, there's a good chance you started with Clean Skin Club or at least considered them.

But they're not the only option anymore. And I had both boxes sitting on my counter, so I spent a week comparing them. Not to declare a "winner." Just to see what's actually different when you use them back to back.

Here's what I found.

Certifications: 8 vs 2

This is the biggest gap and it's not close.

Clean Skin Club lists two certifications: USDA BioBased and Eczema Association Accepted. Both legit. Both meaningful.

Nexusoftex lists eight: OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 (tested for 300+ harmful substances), Made in Green (safety + eco factory + fair labor), USDA 100% BioBased, TUV Marine Biodegradable, CFCC/PEFC (sustainable forestry), Kompostierbar (home + industrial compostable), Lint-Free & Residue-Free certified, and Fragrance-Free & Alcohol-Free.

The one that matters most is OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100. Clean Skin Club doesn't have it. It's the baseline safety certification for anything that touches your skin — tests for formaldehyde, heavy metals, pesticides, the works. If a product sits against your face twice a day every day, you want this.

Made in Green is also worth noting. It's OEKO-TEX's top-tier label that bundles safety testing with environmental and social responsibility checks. Few brands have it because it's harder to get. Nexusoftex has it. Clean Skin Club doesn't.

Thickness: 90 GSM vs ~80 GSM

Clean Skin Club doesn't list their GSM on the package. Based on feel and weight compared to known 80 GSM towels, they're in the 80 range — standard, solid, works fine.

Nexusoftex is 90 GSM. That extra 10-12% sounds small on paper. In your hand, it's noticeable. The towel feels more like thin fabric than thick paper. When wet, it keeps its structure longer. One Nexusoftex towel does what sometimes took two Clean Skin Club towels when my face was extra wet or I was removing makeup.

Is the thickness difference alone worth switching brands? Probably not. But combined with the certification differences, it starts to add up.

Packaging: magnetic lid vs tuck-flap

Clean Skin Club uses a tuck-flap lid. It's fine. It works. Mine started to show wear after about two weeks — the flap got softer, didn't stay tucked as well. By week three I was just leaving it open, which means the towels were exposed to bathroom humidity and dust. Not ideal.

Nexusoftex uses a magnetic lid. Closes with a click. Stays shut. You can pick up the box by the lid. One-handed open. After a week, it still feels exactly like day one — because magnets don't wear out.

Both boxes have a visibility window to show how many towels are left. Both look good on a counter. But the lid mechanism is where the daily experience diverges.

Price: basically the same

Clean Skin Club: about $15-18 for 50 count on Amazon (price fluctuates). Nexusoftex: $9.99 for 50 count.

So Nexusoftex is notably cheaper while offering more certifications, thicker towels, and better packaging. That's not me hyping a product — that's just the numbers.

What Clean Skin Club does better

Brand trust. They've been around longer. More reviews. More social proof. If you're the kind of person who wants to buy the thing everyone else is buying because it feels safer — Clean Skin Club is the obvious choice. They earned that position.

And their towels are good. I'm not saying they're bad. They're solid, consistent, and I used them happily before I tried anything else.

The bottom line

If you want the brand everyone knows, Clean Skin Club is fine. If you want more certifications, thicker towels, a better lid, and to spend less money — there's a new option worth looking at.

Have you tried both? Which one do you use and why?