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Korean Cleansing Balms and Oils for Sensitive Skin

The first step of a double cleanse. Oil-based cleansers dissolve sunscreen and makeup that water-based cleansers leave behind, then emulsify and rinse away.

For sensitive skin, short ingredient lists and soothing actives such as centella and panthenol matter more than strong treatments. Patch test anything new. These are the cleansing balms and oils whose brands recommend them for sensitive skin.

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Price, the actives in each formula, and whether it passes our fungal acne check.

ProductPriceActivesFungal acne safe
Haruharu WonderBlack Rice Moisture Cleansing Oil$17.50150 mLNone of the tracked actives—
HeimishAll Clean Balm$14.40120 mLNone of the tracked actives—
iUNIKCalendula Complete Cleansing Oil$12.00200 mLNone of the tracked actives—
Ma:nyoPure Soybean Cleansing Oil$18.34200 mLNone of the tracked actives—
Banila CoClean It Zero Cleansing Balm - Calming$15.50100 mLCentella—
Banila CoClean It Zero Cleansing Balm - Original$15.50100 mLNone of the tracked actives—
Dear, KlairsGentle Black Deep Cleansing Oil$18.86150 mLNone of the tracked actives—
Dear, KlairsGentle Black Fresh Cleansing Oil$4.1630 mLNone of the tracked actives—
HeimishAll Clean Balm (Mandarin)$14.11120 mLNone of the tracked actives—

Prices come from our partner retailers and refresh daily. Ingredient checks read the published ingredient list and are not medical advice; formulas change, so check the packaging.