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APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Hydromelt Cleansing Balm Versus Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm

Makeup Remover
Makeup Remover
Korean Brand South Korea
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on July 31, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe makeup removers. They have a total of 6 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain exfoliants

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Carrotene IPMP Hydromelt Cleansing Balm

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Abrasive, Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Synthetic Wax is created from fossil fuels such as natural gas. It is used to enhance texture, adjust pH, and as an occlusive.

It may also be used as an abrasive ingredient to exfoliate the skin.

Synthetic Wax may not be fungal acne safe.

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Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting

Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.

A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.

As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin.

Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria.

Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.

In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.

This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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Masking, Skin Conditioning

This ingredient is an emollient, solvent, and texture enhancer. It is considered a skin-softener by helping the skin prevent moisture loss.

It helps thicken a product's formula and makes it easier to spread by dissolving clumping compounds.

Caprylic Triglyceride is made by combining glycerin with coconut oil, forming a clear liquid.

While there is an assumption Caprylic Triglyceride can clog pores due to it being derived from coconut oil, there is no research supporting this.

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Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

1,2-Hexanediol is a synthetic liquid and another multi-functional powerhouse. 

It is a:

  • Humectant, drawing moisture into the skin
  • Emollient, helping to soften skin
  • Solvent, dispersing and stabilizing formulas
  • Preservative booster, enhancing the antimicrobial activity of other preservatives 

When to use

68 Routines
15% use in am
85% use in pm
88% use every day
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11% use in am
89% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

APRILSKIN Carrotene IPMP Hydromelt Cleansing Balm 28 ingredients

3.3 /5
from 4 ratings
Broke Me Out (1) Doesn't Work (1) Irritating (1)
KatHealthyFace's avatar

KatHealthyFace

9 months ago
Review

Not acne approved. Do not use on acne. Caused too many problems.

#broke me out
#irritating
#oily
#strong scent
therealvana's avatar

TheRealVana

2 months ago
Review

It’s nice, does a good job at removing sebaceous filaments, my pores look pretty clean. But it kind of leaves behind a little bit of orange colour where your skin is drier, goes away after double cleansing

Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm 20 ingredients

4.6 /5
from 37 ratings
Works Well (25) No Scent (20) Great Value (17)
AshN.'s avatar

AshN.

1 year ago
Review

(Used in 2022) Best cleansing balm I've ever purchased! Most cleansing balms I've looked at usually contain some type of fragrance but this doesn't. The formulation is great as it easily melts on your face once applied. Even when I place some around my under eye and eyelid area there is no irritation or stinging. I would say this makes for a great budget buy as a little goes a long way. This is a Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#no scent
Butter's avatar

Butter

1 year ago
Review

⋆.ೃ࿔*:・ 🤎

🥥 𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞: 𝐃𝐫𝐲/𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐚𝐜𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐜𝐳𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞.

🪴 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬:

·˚ ༘₊· ͟͟͞͞꒰➳ 𝐈 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚. 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 (𝟓), 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.

🌵 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬:

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#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well