Ingredients:
Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Mineral Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Water, Butylene Glycol, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Heliathus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose) Oil, Linoleic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Iris Florentina Root Extract, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Water, Hedera Helix (Ivy) Extract, Gypsophilla Paniculata Root Extract, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance.
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- This cleansing oil is very poor at emulsifying and it's almost impossible to rinse off of skin, it sticks like glue, no matter how you try to wash it off. The oily half emulsified thick layer just moves around!
- A second cleanser is a must as you must get the thick layer off somehow
- Fragrance is something I don't like at all, very strong and sharp, goes deep into my nose
- Takes so much more time to use than Tosowoong's Apricot Cleansing Oil for example (it emulsifies immediately and washes off clean)
- Not enjoyable to use for me at all
+ Very good slip on skin, feels thin and nice in the beginning, not much oily at all - then it all goes wrong...
+ Does get the make up off, 1-2 pumps is enough
+ Doesn't irritate my eyes, but I'm hesitant to go near my eyes with this oil as it's so difficult to get off
+ In the end, skin is soft
+ Doesn't seem to make my skin to break out
+ The lilac retro feeling packaging is really appealing to me
- A second cleanser is a must as you must get the thick layer off somehow
- Fragrance is something I don't like at all, very strong and sharp, goes deep into my nose
- Takes so much more time to use than Tosowoong's Apricot Cleansing Oil for example (it emulsifies immediately and washes off clean)
- Not enjoyable to use for me at all
+ Very good slip on skin, feels thin and nice in the beginning, not much oily at all - then it all goes wrong...
+ Does get the make up off, 1-2 pumps is enough
+ Doesn't irritate my eyes, but I'm hesitant to go near my eyes with this oil as it's so difficult to get off
+ In the end, skin is soft
+ Doesn't seem to make my skin to break out
+ The lilac retro feeling packaging is really appealing to me
* Ok, so Mizon's Great Pure Cleansing Oil cleanses the make up and sunscreen in the end but this is not a product for me. I have however read reviews where people said that the scent was faint and lovely and the oil is the best they've used... so it's all personal experience.
* This cleansing oil does have some interesting oils included, like grape seed oil and evening primrose oil.
* I wonder if using this as non-emulsifying cleansing oil could help the issue? Massage this oil to skin, then wipe if off and wash the residue with a second cleanser... But I do want a cleanly emulsifying oil cleanser, something as easy as possible.
* I'm thinking I should try next Clinique's Take The Day Off Cleansing Oil. Seems to be a cult favorite, easily available and in a cute lilac bottle, as well! (I still do use Tosowoong's Cleansing Oil as it's a great staple but I like trying new things on the side.)
Price:
USD 16.21 / 145 ml
Bought from:
Ebay seller roseroseshop
Buy again?
Definitely no.
Worth the money?
I do regret buying Mizon's cleansing oil. I'm just powering through it right now because I've paid for it so I feel I'm obligated to not waste it. I don't recommend it for anyone really. This is not anymore about the price per ml or how great results are, it's just that the user experience is so bad that it's almost torture.
I do regret buying Mizon's cleansing oil. I'm just powering through it right now because I've paid for it so I feel I'm obligated to not waste it. I don't recommend it for anyone really. This is not anymore about the price per ml or how great results are, it's just that the user experience is so bad that it's almost torture.
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