The garnier micellar water with the blue cap!

There’s several really great oil cleansers on the market these days. Here are a few I’ve tried that I recommend. Note that I use these as a makeup removal/first cleanse, and always follow up with a second cleanse using a foaming wash (currently loving Cerave hydrating cream-to-foam, if you were wondering)

• Ponds Cold Cream, a classic and accessible both in price and location, definitely needs a second cleanse,
• Hada Labo oil cleanser, affordable but probably have to buy online
• Shu Uemura oil cleanser, expensive but effective, could probably skip the second cleanse on light makeup days, and all their varieties smell lovely.
• Farmacy cleansing balm, also pricey but effective, they make both a scented and unscented version, and tend to release mini 3-sets of LE scents around the holidays. Another one that you could get away with skipping a second cleanse.

Some cleansers I have tried, but don’t recommend for one reason or another:

• Neutrogena Oil Cleanser, affordable and accessible, but smelled funny and had to use a second cleanse as it left a slight residue. I just didn’t enjoy it, but i guess id buy it in a pinch.
• DHC Oil cleanser, cheap, effective, but their CEO has repeatedly made hateful and discriminatory comments against Koreans, so I refuse to buy from them.

You’re supposed to use an oil cleanser and then follow up with a foaming cleanser…

Grapeseed oil. It's light, easy to wash off, doesn't clog pores. 🙂

The micellar eye make up removers work pretty well for me. The ones that have a micellar water part and an oily part that you have to shake together.

Alternatively you can use a gentle foaming cleanser after your oil cleanser, that should get rid of the residue.

Coconut oil! Cheap and effective

NIVEA Express Eye Make-Up Remover

I actually use coconut oil, it works great.

coconut oil.

I find using warm-to-hot water and a microfibre facecloth (I used to have one called a Magic Eraser but actually you can just buy the equivalent at a normal drugstore) works way better before the before using liquid or oil removers. Even waterproof mascara seems to go easier in this way, and certainly most eyeliner and shadow. Then follow with the remover or just cleanser. I love Erborian’s oil based one.

Lancome one is really good. Unfortunately it’s pricey :( tbh that’s the only one I have liked so far. Most of them really don’t do much other than irritate your eyes. Try Korean ones, may be they work well

I usually just use cleansing oil to take my make up off (including mascara) and then use another water based cleanser to clean ( basically double cleansing).

Heroine Make by KissMe Speedy Mascara Remover (this will change your life) and Beauty of Joseon Cleansing Balm (I found this to be a great dupe for Lancôme eye makeup remover)

Hear me out, Olive oil. I just put like a nickel sized amount in the palm of my hand and dip my fingers into it and them rub it onto my eyelids and eye makeup. Then, when it's all broken up I take a very warm (not hot, don't burn yourself) wet wash cloth, wring out most of the water and wipe away all your makeup off. No watery, splash mess. Toss the cloth in laundry hamper.

This method is called oil cleansing method and can be used with jojoba, coconut oil if you prefer. Then, I literally put cream on my face, put on my glasses and get ready for bed.

I have dry sensitive skin and it works well for me. My lashes are longer and my skin is less red, softer overall since I stopped using Neutrogena makeup wipes.

Cetaphil Gentle Makeup Remover is so clutch.

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Fresh Soy Cleanser is amazing! A dime sized amount takes off waterproof mascara (and cleans the rest of my face). Bonus is that it’s gentle and good for acne-prone skin.

Garnier Micellar cleansing water! It also helps to press the soaked pad on your eye for 1-2 minutes

The only thing that has ever worked to get EVERYTHING off is actually drugstore. Neutrogena oil free makeup remover. I use it on a makeup eraser with warm water and it takes everything off with no effort!

Bioderma Sensibio eye makeup remover. On sale rn actually.

Clinique Take the Day off line has an eye makeup remover. Their original cleansing balm is great as well. Lancome also has their Bi-facil eye makeup remover.

Some other options are the Go Off makeup removing spray from One/Size, the All Time Prime face oil from GXVE, Makeup Forevers Gentoe Eye Gel remover, and Cliniques Take the Day off remover towlettes (wipes). The face oil from GXVE is marketed primarily as a primer oil, but it cuts through most waterproof makeup like nobodys business. Would definitely put these options on a cotton pad and massage to take off eye makeup.

Also, be sure to use a regular cleanser afterward. These only remove makeup. They do not fully cleanse and may leave some residue.

Thirding this. It even takes off the Sky High waterproof for me which I swear that mascara is like GLUE 😂 Hasn’t bothered my eyes at all either plus leaves my skin smooth

Double cleansing with an oil or balm followed by your regular cleanser. This is the way to truly remove all makeup and sunscreen, which micellar water can't do. 

Affordable- ELF, Byoma, Versed are all good options. It may be a little over $10 but they last a good while.

Garnier micellar water w the blue cap. For waterproof mascara you have to hold a well-saturated cotton round to your eye for a few mins

ELF makeup melting cleansing balm. Amazing stuff.

Ponds cold cream w the mint green lid.

Yeah tbh a good 2-3 mins lol. It needs to fully soak into the waterproof mascara to break it down

bi-phase micellar water. garnier is affordable. soak cotton pad in product, hold over eye and gently massage. i follow up with a cleansing balm or oil and 2nd cleanse - then regular micellar water as a last step. removes all my waterproof eye products.

Olive oil. More specifically, DHC Deep Cleaning Oil, which is mostly olive oil! I use that for my waterproof makeup and mascara. Also Bioderma micellar water for most days.

Farmacy Green Clean. It literally melts my waterproof mascara off my face in seconds, no rubbing or scrubbing required. Nothing else has ever made my skin feel as clean without bring drying and irritating.

Ponds cold cream

Bioderma Micellar water (Garnier irritates my eyes) or jojoba oil

The Clinique makeup removing balm

The Garnier micellar water, but only the one made for removing waterproof makeup (has a blue cap). It makes taking off even thick stage makeup ridiculously easy and it doesn’t irritate my sensitive eyes.

I LOVE bioderma micellar water for my super sensitive skin. And also Clinique cleansing balm. Both I have been using from couple of years and swear by!

If you happen to have a Cosmetics Company Store near you, they usually have the Clinique cleansing balm and that is my all time favorite! I have sensitive, acne-prone skin and it has never broken me out

I’ve been using baby oil to take off my makeup since I was 12. My mom’s used it her whole life! Use baby oil and then wash your face with a cleaner after and scrub the oil off :) let me know how you like it!

Baby oil

Sephora Collection waterproof makeup remover. 

The blue colored Makeup Forever remover works well on stubborn and waterproof makeup.

if you’re talking about the heroine mascara, they sell a specific remover and it works pretty well :)

Not Sephora, and also Japanese, but I swear by Heroine’s speedy mascara remover! Takes off their waterproof mascara like a breeze

Farmacy green clean cleansing balm

I’ve found cleansing balm’s remove mascara well. I use the banila co clean it balm!

Freeman has a wonderful cleansing balm. It’s the bomb! 😊

I use a balm or oil cleanser because it needs that to break it down then I use either the hydroboost dupe or the oatmeal cleanser afterwards for a great double cleanse.

I'm using 2 the charcol micellar water and a freeman face wash

There's this daily facial cleaner by "Global Beauty Care" in a purple tube that melts my makeup off well when I wash my face.