Review: Banila Co Clean It Zero Purity Cleansing Balm
Saturday means... a new blog post is up!
Today I’d
like to review another famous Korean skin care product that is meant for
sensitive skin: Banila Co Clean It Zero
Purity Cleansing Balm!
I used to
have the original version and tried it once/twice (read it here) but I didn’t
like it because it didn’t cleanse my face properly thus causing me breakouts.
It was a defected product so I think it might be the culprit, and perhaps my
skin would like the one with less fragrance and simpler, more skin-friendly
ingredients. So when I was in Malaysia last month, I bought the Purity version
at Sasa there because I’m kinda traumatized with the previous pre-order
experience with cleansing balm. This version is meant for sensitive skin, and
there’s 3 more other variants that you can choose from Clean It Zero line.
Will the
Purity version work well for me? Let’s jump into the review now!
Banila Co Clean It Zero Purity Cleansing Balm
Brand: Banila Co
Netto Weight/Content: 100 g
Origin: South Korea
Price: RM 91
Where to buy: TesterKorea, Sasa, Korea Depart
INGREDIENTS
As for the
Purity version, the packaging is mint-themed from the box to the lid of the jar
itself. The box is sturdy enough to hold the big jar inside, and on its left
side you can find the English version of ingredients list and product description.
This box opens at the top and there’s a safety seal with printed QR and
scratch-off code that you can use to check the product’s authenticity on Banila
Co’s website!
After you
broke the seal and open the box, you’ll immediately see this mini package: a
small plastic bag containing the plastic lid and spatula + mini booklet that
shows how to use the cleansing balm. Super cute, right?
The cleansing
balm is housed in a sturdy plastic jar, which is quite bulky and obviously not
travel-friendly because of its size. The metallic, beautiful mint green lid
closes quite tight, but it can be screwed to open easily. I prefer tighter lid
for jar packaging like this, simply because I’m clumsy and might carelessly drop
the jar into bath tub!
Once you open
the lid, you will find another seal – and now it’s made of thin foam-plastic
material. Remember the plastic lid + mini spatula inside the plastic bag that
we found earlier? It’s meant to replace this seal and cover the top part of the
jar once it’s opened.
From price
point, it’s indeed a steal that this costs only RM 91 (around IDR 270,000) for
a 100g of product. It’s quite a lot, because you only will use this much
for a full-face makeup!
The balm is
of a sherbet consistency, but the
moment you transfer it to your palm and rub it on your skin, it will quickly
melt and eventually turn into an oily
liquid – which is kinda thick I think, not on the thin and drippy side. It has a
slight citrusy aroma to it, which I think comes from the natural oils that
were specially added for scenting purpose.
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| only this much for your full-face makeup! |
Here’s a mini
demo to show you how strong the cleansing power of this product, featuring a range
of full-face beauty product swatches from eyeliner to liquid lip cream:
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| (L-R): Mono Eyes, LORAC Shadow, Kate Quick Sharp Liner, Majolica Majorca Lash King, Shiseido Cream Foundation, Illamasqua Tremble, Purbasari Hi-Matte Lip Cream 05 |
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| Putting the balm on... |
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| GROSS but you have to see, how thick the oil is. I don't think it will completely emulsify even when you try to rinse so hard. |
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| What's left: Kate Quick Sharp Liner and Majolica Majorca Lash King (WP) |
As you can
see, those black traces are from two most strong, long-lasting, and waterproof
products in my collection: eyeliner and
mascara. Even though this balm isn’t stingy when is used near eyes area,
but please use separate remover for better and thorough cleansing for
such a delicate area like eyes & lips! I prefer use eyes & lips remover
before moving into using cleansing balm/oil, so it’s okay for me that this
product can’t remove the liner and mascara completely.
Sadly, I don’t
think my skin likes this product as much as I do. Yes, it’s super gentle and
perfect for sensitive and dry skin, with excellent cleansing power without
stripping down the natural oil from my skin. After using it for 2 weeks, my face was bumpy and rough. This
situation only happened when the
first cleanser – like cleansing balm/oil – failed to completely remove the makeup from
my skin, hence causing my skin to suffocate and break out next. I took
a break and tried it again yesterday, and yes, new small bumps of whitehead
successfully appeared ☹ ☹
I’m afraid to
say that the two main natural oils in this product is not suitable for
acne-prone skin: the Argan Oil and
Evening Primrose Oil. These two oils are indeed great to condition and layer the skin, but for are
they meant for cleansing purposes too? I think it’s not the main
benefit of those two. Please, tell me if I’m wrong.
To make it
worse, my skin really hates oils with thick consistency. Thicker oil has big molecules, which cannot penetrate deep into
the pores and cleanse them no matter how hard I rub my face with it. Because
argan oil and EPO are originally meant
for conditioning the skin, of course there’s
a slight film/oily residue left on skin that won’t rinse off until I washed
my face with the second cleanser. Previous experience also proved that products
with characteristic like this are not good for my face – they definitely will cause
me whiteheads afterward.
Score
Last Words?
To be honest, I’m totally happy with how it works
to remove makeup and the price is quite affordable too – because a little goes
a long way. One little scoop for the whole face! Banila Co Clean It Zero Purity
Cleansing Balm is a good first cleanser if you have sensitive skin that can
tolerate product with thicker oil consistency.
Please do note that this contain
Argan Oil and EPO. If you’re allergic to these two, or maybe you have sensitive
skin that’s acne prone as well, unfortunately this product isn’t for you. Thicker
oils cannot penetrate deep into the skin with those big molecules, thus
impossible to cleanse the makeup thoroughly and will lead to skin outbreaks from
clogging instead.
***
Sadly, I have
to stick to my ol’ time favorite: Three Balancing Cleansing Oil. Perhaps I’ll
review that next, what do you think? It’s my holy grail cleansing oil for the
last 2 years now!
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