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Oil cleanser

An oil or balm that melts makeup, SPF and the day off your skin.

See it done

the double cleanse, in twenty seconds.

Here's how to double cleanse. Start with an oil, or a balm, on dry hands and a dry face. Massage it in, and makeup and sunscreen melt away. Add a splash of water: it turns milky. Then rinse. Now follow with your water cleanser.

Here's how to double cleanse. Start with an oil, or a balm, on dry hands and a dry face. Massage it in, and makeup and sunscreen melt away. Add a splash of water: it turns milky. Then rinse. Now follow with your water cleanser.

what it does.

Sunscreen and long-wear makeup are oil-based, and water alone slides straight over them.

Skip it and: everything after this lands on a film instead of on skin.

how to use it.

  1. Start on dry skin, with dry hands.
  2. Massage a pump or a fingertip of balm over your face for about a minute, sunscreen and eye makeup included.
  3. Add a little water and keep massaging until it turns milky.
  4. Rinse with lukewarm water.

how often.

Evenings, on any day you wore sunscreen or makeup.

where to start.

Formulas made for this step, each with what it does for your skin. Take the quiz and they narrow to your skin type.

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