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Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm Versus The Face Shop Rice Water Cleansing Rich Oil

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

Updated on December 19, 2023

Overview

What they are

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

Suited For

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

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, 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

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient ester. It comes from cetearyl alcohol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid.

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient that adds a velvety feel to skin without being greasy or oily. Emollients help trap moisture into your skin, keeping your skin soft and hydrated.

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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Emollient, Skin Conditioning

Oryza Sativa Bran Oil comes from the outer layer of a rice kernel. It is a byproduct of milling rice, or the operation to produce a whole grain rice product.

This ingredient has emollient and skin conditioning properties. This is due to its polysaccharides and omega-3 fatty acids.

Emollients help soothe and soften the skin. It does this by creating a protective film on your skin. This barrier helps trap moisture and keeps your skin hydrated.

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Absorbent, Skin Conditioning

Oryza Sativa Extract comes from the rice grain, Oryza sativa. Rice extract has wound healing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and hydrating properties.

Rice grains contain numerous antioxidants which may help with anti-aging, such as vitamin E. Antioxidants help stabilize free-radical molecules. Unstable free-radical molecules may damage your skin cells and accelerate signs of aging.

A study from 2002 found rice to help increase the rate of wound healing. The same study found an improvement of skin barrier function in the patients after taking rice baths.

Numerous in-vitro studies have found rice water to help decrease sun damage by increasing collagen production and inhibiting the process of tyrosinase.

Long story short- tyrosinase is an enzyme that controls melanin production. Our bodies start producing melanin (AKA tanning) when exposed to UV radiation to protect against damage. Rice water is found to partially block this process.

Though more research is needed on rice's ability to help with UV protection, recent studies seem promising.

Wondering why rice is hydrating? The protein in rice have emollient properties. Emollients create a barrier on the skin to trap moisture in, keeping your skin moisturized.

Some rice extract may have mildly-exfoliating properties. These are mainly limited to Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran and Oryza Sativa (Rice) Germ Powder.

This rice was first cultivated in China over 10,000 years ago. Many cultures throughout Asia have used rice water on skin and hair for centuries.

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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, 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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Reviews

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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
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Butter

1 year ago
Review

โ‹†.เณƒเฟ”*:๏ฝฅ ๐ŸคŽ

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๐Ÿชด ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ:

ยทหš เผ˜โ‚Šยท อŸอŸอžอž๊’ฐโžณ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ž, ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š. ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ๐ฌ๐จ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ. ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐ˆ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ (๐Ÿ“), ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐œ๐š๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก.

๐ŸŒต ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:

โ•ฐโ”ˆโžค ๐๐จ๐ง๐ž! Show more

#great value
#hydrating
#no scent
#works well

The Face Shop Rice Water Cleansing Rich Oil 13 ingredients

2.8 /5
from 4 ratings
Light Scent (2) Doesn't Work (1) Drying (1)
do.t_do.t's avatar

Doris

11 months ago
Review

Clogged up my skin completely and wrecked havoc. The following weeks, I dealt with redness and bumpy skin afterwards

#broke me out
#irritating
#heavy
#light scent
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CristyR_136

10 months ago
Review

good for removing sunscreen, but if you use it your face will feel super soft, that's because it leaves a thick residue layer behind, I was shocked the first time I used it as it, after already using my water cleanser, emulsified again with my toner (first and only time to ever happen to me with an oil cleanser), so you have to really scrub your face to get rid of it. Also according to my sister Show more

#drying
#pilling
#light scent
#works well